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Madhya Pradesh
By Our Staff Correspondent
Devotees offering prayers at the Bhojshala on Tuesday after restrictions on entry into the monument were lifted. — A.M. Faruqui
According to information reaching here, the doors to the Bhojshala were thrown open at 9 a.m. By 4 p.m., about 5000 devotees offered prayers amid heavy police bandobust. The Hindu Jagran Manch, which spearheaded a campaign demanding unrestricted entry into the Bhojshala, has urged the people of Dhar to celebrate the lifting of restrictions by lighting the traditional lamps. The Manch leaders had given an assurance to the district authorities that they would maintain peace while taking out a "victory" procession through the main streets of Dhar today. It was following repeated assertions by the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Digvijay Singh, that the State Government was bound to follow the Central Government's orders with regard to the Bhojshala, that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) asked the State Government to allow unrestricted entry to Hindus for offering prayers inside the Bhojshala every Tuesday. The ASI had also directed that those visiting the Bhojshala every Tuesday be allowed to carry flowers and a few grains of rice. The ASI has maintained the status quo with regard to the Friday Namaz. The Muslim community would be allowed to offer Namaz every Friday between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Similarly, Hindus would be allowed to perform the religious ceremonies at this site on Basant Panchami. On other week days, the Bhojshala would remain open for tourists on payment of Re. 1 as entry fee.
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