In Dhar Bhojshala, Friday prayers will be held on one side and Basant Panchami puja on the other, Supreme Court order.

New Delhi. The Supreme Court has given its verdict on the petition seeking permission for worship on the festival of Basant Panchami in Bhojshala located in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi has ordered Friday prayers on one side and Basant Panchami worship on the other. The court said that people of the Muslim community should offer Friday prayers from 1 to 3 pm. Whereas the Hindu side has been allowed to worship from sunrise to sunset. The court has asked both the parties to coordinate with each other.

The Supreme Court Bench said in its order that the estimated number of people coming for Friday prayers should be informed to the administration today itself so that arrangements can be made accordingly and passes should be issued to them. Apart from this, the court has also asked to designate separate entry points for those coming for namaz and puja. Besides, the court has also given instructions to make proper arrangements for barricading etc. Let us tell you that Friday prayers are held every Friday in Bhojshala. Tomorrow is Friday, the festival of Basant Panchami and for this, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court by the Hindu side demanding permission for Saraswati Puja.

Let us tell you that people from both Hindu and Muslim sides claim Dhar Bhojshala. According to the website of Dhar district administration, Raja Bhoj (1000-1055 AD), the greatest ruler of the Parmar dynasty, established a college in Dhar, which later came to be known as Bhojshala. Students used to come there for education. This Bhojshala or Saraswati temple was later converted into a mosque by the Muslim ruler. Its remains can still be seen in the famous Kamal Maulana Mosque.