"If we get Gyanvapi and Mathura peacefully, we will forget everything" : Govind Dev Giri Maharaj

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra treasurer Govind Dev Giri Maharaj said that the Hindu community will forget about all other things if these temples (Gyanvapi and Krishna Janmabhoomi) are freed peacefully.

He stated, "We do not even desire to look at other temples if these temples are freed because we have to live in the future and not in the past. The country's future should be good, and if we get these temples (Gyanvapi and Krishna Janmabhoomi) peacefully, we will forget about all other things."

Appealing to the Muslim side for a peaceful solution for the three temples, Giri Maharaj said, "I appeal with folded hands to free all these temples (Gyanvapi and Krishna Janmabhoomi) because these are the biggest scars of the attacks done by invaders. People are in pain, and if they (the Muslim side) can heal this pain peacefully, then it will help in increasing brotherhood."

This statement comes in the wake of the Allahabad High Court's denial of a stay on the Varanasi Court order, allowing Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque.

The court has granted time until February 6 for the Masjid Intezamia Committee of Gyanvapi mosque to amend its pleadings.

The evolving legal scenario involves the need for the mosque side to challenge the order of January 17, 2024.

The district magistrate of Varanasi was appointed as the receiver, and possession of the Gyanvapi premises was taken on January 23. An interim order on January 31 permitted the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust to perform puja in the basement through a priest.