Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday hit out on the then Mulayam Singh Yadav authorities for stopping puja on the Gyanvapi mosque’s southern cellar, also referred to as Vyasji Ka Tehkhana, in 1993 attributable to vote-bank politics.

This is similar cellar by which the Varanasi district courtroom by an order of January 31 allowed the efficiency of puja. The worship by monks designated by the Kashi Vishwanath temple belief started throughout the wee hours on February 1.

“Not only people of Kashi but those all over the country are familiar with the way Mulayam Singh Yadav government had stopped worship in the basement of Vyasji in Gyanvapi in 1993 under a conspiracy,” Maurya stated on the inauguration of a two-day symposium organised by Shri Guru Vashishtha Trust at a resort in Sushant Golf City in Lucknow.

“After Ayodhya, now Har Har Mahadev is happening in Mahadev’s city Kashi as well,” he added.

“Once our government was formed in 2017, we could have started puja, but we maintained decorum. Shiva devotees also showed restraint, went to the court, got orders from there and started worshipping Mahadev. Owing to this, not only us but all the people of the world, who believe in Sanatan Dharma, got equal happiness,” he additional stated.

Referring to Guru Vashishtha (some of the revered Vedic rishis or sages), Maurya stated Lord Ram was the disciple of Shri Guru Vashishtha Ji, and at last, after 5 centuries, he (Lord Ram) has returned to his abode with the Pran Pratishtha (held on January 22). “This is a matter of pride for all of us,” he stated.

“On January 22, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi consecrated Lord Ram in the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya, my heart was filled with joy. Lakhs of karsewaks had pledged to sacrifice everything, hundreds of them even sacrificed their lives,” he added.

He additional stated India is now regaining its glory underneath the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Every Indian is pleased with this, he stated.

“Our reputation is also continuously being enhanced all over the world. Today we are making our mark as a global leader,” he added.