{"id":211114,"date":"2025-01-09T01:31:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T01:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/09\/rti-activist-files-petition-claiming-aligarhs-jama-masjid-built-on-site-of-ancient-temples\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T01:31:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T01:31:30","slug":"rti-activist-files-petition-claiming-aligarhs-jama-masjid-built-on-site-of-ancient-temples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/09\/rti-activist-files-petition-claiming-aligarhs-jama-masjid-built-on-site-of-ancient-temples\/","title":{"rendered":"RTI activist files petition claiming Aligarh&#8217;s Jama Masjid built on site of ancient temples"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-117054205,imgsize-68594.cms?resize=1200,900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"RTI activist files petition claiming Aligarh&#8217;s Jama Masjid built on site of ancient temples\" title=\"RTI activist files petition claiming Aligarh&#8217;s Jama Masjid built on site of ancient temples\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"12\">An RTI activist has filed a petition in a Civil Court in Aligarh, alleging that the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jama-masjid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jama Masjid<\/a> in the city had been constructed where Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu temples once stood. The claim is based on responses to queries filed under provisions of the Right To Information (RTI) Act with various government departments, including the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/aligarh-municipal-corporation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aligarh Municipal Corporation<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:2--> Civil Judge Gajendra Singh ordered on Monday that the case would be taken up for hearing on February 15, Pandit <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/keshav-dev-gautam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keshav Dev Gautam<\/a>, the activist behind the petition, claimed while speaking to reporters.<br \/> &#8220;I have been filing queries with several government departments regarding the origins of Jama Masjid, which, according to historical records, was constructed in the early 18th century,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>The mosque is located in the Upper Kot area, a densely populated, Muslim-majority locality in the old city.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:1--><\/p>\n<div class=\"orn_free_r pos_a font_mon custom_ad\">\n<div data-grx-impression=\"Article Recommendations - Edit RHS#articleshow_inline_impression#news\/india\/rti-activist-files-petition-claiming-aligarhs-jama-masjid-built-on-site-of-ancient-temples | \" class=\"arwd_ld_chk orn_r_lhs hide\">\n<div class=\"orn_r_wrp\">\n<p><span>RECOMMENDED<\/span><span>STORIES FOR YOU<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/article_recommendations_wd.cms?msid=117054205&wd_type=outer&art_seo=news\/india\/rti-activist-files-petition-claiming-aligarhs-jama-masjid-built-on-site-of-ancient-templespotime:69--><br \/> Gautam claims that one of the RTI replies from the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/aligarh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aligarh<\/a> Municipal Corporation indicates the mosque was &#8220;built on public land without government approval.&#8221; Citing this information, he has approached the court to declare the existing Jama Masjid management committee as &#8220;illegal.&#8221;  According to a copy of the petition bearing the stamp of oath commissioner and accessed by PTI, the petitioner has sought the takeover of the site of the mosque by the government.<\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:2--><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/rti-activist-files-petition-claiming-aligarhs-jama-masjid-built-on-site-of-ancient-temples\/articleshow\/117054205.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An RTI activist has filed a petition in a Civil Court in Aligarh, alleging that the Jama Masjid in the city had been constructed where Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu temples once stood. 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