Jairam Ramesh has also mentioned the debate in the Rajya Sabha before this Act was enacted in 1991.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh has made a big claim amid the ongoing controversy over the claim of demolishing temples and building Jama Masjid in Sambhal and Dargah in Ajmer. He wrote on X that former CJI DY Chandrachud's remarks on May 20, 2022 paved the way for such petitions.
Former CJI Chandrachud commented on The Place of Worship Act, 1991 during the hearing of the Gnanavapi Masjid case. He said that the Act does not impose any restrictions on determining the religious character of a place of worship.
In fact, this law prohibits changing the nature of any religious place. Accordingly, the site will be preserved in the same form as it was on August 15, 1947. Even if it is proved that it was built by demolishing a place of worship of another religion, its form cannot be changed.
Jairam said- Rajmohan Gandhi's speech was like a masterclass Jairam Ramesh has also mentioned the debate in the Rajya Sabha before this Act was enacted in 1991. He has also shared excerpts of a speech by then Uttar Pradesh Janata Dal MP and author Rajmohan Gandhi.
His post reads- Rajmohan Gandhi's speech during the debate is one of the greatest speeches in the history of the Rajya Sabha. It is like a masterclass in Indian culture, traditions, history and politics. His brilliant speech with that part of Mahabharata is still relevant today.
Referring to the Mahabharata in his speech, Rajamohan said that the centuries-old lesson of the Mahabharata is that those who seek to right the wrongs of history with a sense of revenge only create destruction.
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