Won't stake claim to Taj Mahal, Sunni Waqf Board tells Supreme Court
India | April 18, 2018 12:11 IST"Once you have registered the monument as a Waqf property, your statement that you will not be staking claim will not help," said the bench.
"Once you have registered the monument as a Waqf property, your statement that you will not be staking claim will not help," said the bench.
Mughal descendant Tucy says no one has a right to play politics in the name of Taj Mahal, which is a national treasure.
The pillar and the small dome above it were destroyed completely in the incident.
When the waqf board counsel told the court that Shah Jahan had himself declared it a Waqf property, the bench asked the board to show it the original deed executed by the Mughal emperor.
The Canadian first family was visibly thrilled during the visit and posed for a picture seated on the iconic bench with the monument in the backdrop.
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One of the seven wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
The apex court would also take up during the next hearing another application seeking permission to cut trees for widening of road near Govardhana Hill in Mathura.
Netanyahu was received by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Kheria Airport.
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According to a new survey, Taj Mahal is rated after Cambodia's Angkor Wat – recognised best toured with a knowledgeable guide.
Akhil Bhartiya Itihaas Sankalan Samiti also demanded that the Taj Mahal, a World Heritage Site, should remain open for everybody on Friday.
Yogi has effectively replied to those who were trying to create a wrong impression that the chief minister was favouring those radicals who were opposing the very existence of Taj Mahal.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today made light of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's visit to the Taj Mahal, saying it is Lord Rama's "kamaal" (wonder).
Addressing a public rally here, the CM noted that everyday 40,000-50,000 tourists come to Agra and said that it is the government’s responsibility to ensure their safety and security.
Yogi Adityanath on Thursday swept the road outside the Taj Mahal and then went inside the Mughal era monument in a damage control exercise following the controversy over its place in Indian heritage.
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