New Delhi, July 28: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) said on Friday that it would not organize any campaign on the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple and expressed confidence that it would get a favorable court verdict in the matter.
In a statement, the VHP said there are reports on social media that claim it will organise a public awareness campaign across the country with a model of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the lines of its Shri Ram Janmabhoomi movement.
"Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other organizations will now organise a public awareness campaign across the country with a model of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple across the country and awaken Hindus about this matter and VHP will run this campaign on the lines of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi movement," the VHP said in a statement.
VHP central working president Alok Kumar, however, said that the matter is pending before the court and they have full confidence in the judicial system. "We have a just and good case. We have full confidence that we will get success in this matter through the court verdict,” Kumar said.
“Therefore, VHP has not decided to start any kind of public awareness campaign or mass movement on this subject,” he added.
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday reserved till August 3 its verdict on a plea against a Varanasi district court order directing the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a survey to determine if the Gyanvapi mosque was built upon a temple.
The court of Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker also ordered that the stay on the ASI survey will continue till August 3. The high court was hearing the plea filed by Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, which manages the mosque.