NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Jagat Prakash Nadda has said issues such as the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Masjid dispute will be settled in accordance with the Constitution and as per court orders in the party’s first official statement on the issue as a Varanasi court is hearing a plea seeking unhindered rights to Hindu worship in the mosque complex. He said they will follow the court orders in letter and spirit.
Nadda said that the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid issue was part of the resolution passed at the party’s national executive in Palampur in 1989. “[…] after that, there has been no resolution,” he said in response to questions about whether reclaiming temples at Varanasi and Mathura was on the BJP’s agenda.
BJP leader L K Advani led a campaign for the construction of a temple following the Palampur resolution in place of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, which was demolished in 1992. In 2019, the Supreme Court paved the way for the construction of the temple at the site after a protracted legal battle.
