New Delhi: Hindu organisations appealed in a letter to PM Modi and the Minister for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, to set up fast-track courts to hear disputes concerning Kashi Gyanvapi and Mathura Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi temples, claiming that these shrines are 'of national importance', The Free Press Journal reported.
The outfits including the Hindu Janjagruti Sangh asserted that restoration of the temples is 'a pivotal point in the struggle for the existence of Hindus', adding that temples played crucial role in preserving, protecting, and upholding Bharatiya culture and traditions.
Citing what they claimed historical evidence, the groups said that the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi was demolished in 1669 during the reign of Mughal king Aurangzeb, raising Gyanvapi mosque on the remains of the temple.
The letter said the Archaeological Survey of India confirmed the existence of temple beneath the site of mosque, adding further they claimed the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura was demolished on the orders of Aurangzeb in 1670.
The groups said that it has taken over 75 years for independent Indian courts to resolve Ram Mandir case.
Expanding further they said the Kashi and Mathura are emotionally significant to Hindus as the Ram Mandir, thus Hindus hope not to have prolonged delays in the case of Kashi and Mathura.
The groups in their letter called for setting up fast-track courts similar to those formed to speed up the legal process in important cases.
The letter claimed that Hindus are fervently calling for restoration of scared sites like Kashi and Mathura following the Supreme Court verdict in Babari Masjid- Ram Janmabhoomi dispute.