Uttar Pradesh: ‘Something big’ needs to be done on Krishna Janmabhoomi, says Union minister Sanjeev Balyan
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Uttar Pradesh: ‘Something big’ needs to be done on Krishna Janmabhoomi, says Union minister Sanjeev Balyan
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AGRA: Union minister of state for agriculture and food processing, Sanjeev Balyan, said on Wednesday that though a grand temple is being constructed at Ram Janmabhoomi, "something big and grand" must also be constructed at Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura. “Ram ki bhoomi me to bhavya mandir ban gaya par Krishna ki bhoomi me kuch bada hone ki avashyakta hai (a grand temple has been built on Lord Ram's land but something big must also happen on Lord Krishna's land)," he said. "We got our share in the east, but we're late to get our share in the west," he added. Several political leaders have also given similar controversial statements in connection with the disputed site in Mathura, where a 17th-century mosque is situated. UP cabinet minister Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan Singh had earlier said a Krishna temple must be built on the site. BJP member of parliament from Ballia, Ravindra Kushwaha, had also echoed the same views. "When Modi government can repeal farm laws, it can also withdraw the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 to pave way for construction of a grand temple at Krishna Janambhoomi in Mathura." UP deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya had tweeted: "Foundations of a grand temple in Ayodhya and Kashi have begun, now preparations are being made for Mathura.” The controversy over the Krishna temple was triggered last year after a Lucknow-based lawyer and five others had filed an appeal in a Mathura district court, claiming that the mosque site is the birthplace of Lord Krishna. A local court is hearing a bunch of petitions seeking “removal” of the 17th-century mosque.
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The Times of India
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2021-12-16
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Agra