Rush Hour: HC says disputed Bhojshala a temple, Centre accepts ‘breach’ in NEET command chain & more

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque complex in Dhar district is a temple of the Hindu deity Saraswati. The bench quashed a 2003 order of the Archaeological Survey of India, which allowed Hindus to perform prayers on the premises on Tuesdays and Muslims to offer namaz in the complex on Fridays.

It also allowed the Muslim side to seek alternative land in the district to build a mosque. The court said it arrived at its decision on the basis of the precedent laid down by the Supreme Court in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case. Read on.

From Babri to Gyanvapi, how India’s courts have helped escalate Hindutva claims on mosques, explains Umang Poddar

Opposition leaders questioned whether the Narendra Modi government had entered into a quid pro quo arrangement, under which the United States was reportedly planning to drop charges against Adani Group chairperson Gautam Adani in a fraud case. “The compromised PM has not struck a trade deal, but a bargain for Adani’s release,” claimed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

This came a day after...

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