Sansad Watch Ep 35: Gyanvapi's Babri connection
In response to communal violence, the Indian parliament had passed the Places of Worship Act.
The controversy around the Gyanvapi Masjid isn't recent but took root three decades ago with L K Advani's Ram Janmabhoomi Rath Yatra. In response to communal violence, the Indian parliament had passed the Places of Worship Act, 1991 – the law being cited in the Gyanvapi case 32 years later.
We trace the controversy, what the legislation is about, and how it is linked to the mosque in Varanasi.
Watch.
Why the Places of Worship Act is crucial to the Gyanvapi mosque controversy
NL Events
Newslaundry Events: From The Media Rumble to NL Chats and webinars, updates and details on latest Newslaundry events.