Hindutva group moves Agra court against annual Urs by Muslims at Taj Mahal
Agra: The Hindutva wing organisation, Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, has filed a petition in a court in Agra seeking a prohibitory injunction against the observance of the three-day ‘Urs’ at the Taj Mahal.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the three-day Urs celebration will begin on February 6. The period is observed to mark the death of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who got the Taj Mahal constructed in 1653 on the banks of Yamuna in Agra. The court has accepted the petition.
The petitioner challenges not only the celebration itself but also objects to the free entry for the Urs inside the iconic monument, media reports said on Saturday.
The petitioner has sought a permanent prohibitory injunction against the Muslim committee celebrating the Urs. The objection also extends to the provision of free entry for the event at the Taj Mahal, the petitioner’s counsel, Anil Kumar Tiwari, said.
The Hindutva group’s spokesperson, Sanjay Jat, said, “We have filed a petition seeking the prohibitory injunction, stopping the organisers of Shahjahan Urs Celebration Committee, headed by Saiyyad Ibrahim Zaidi, from celebrating the Urs at the Taj Mahal.”
