Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagouda Yatnal on Sunday referred to as for a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) claiming that mosques in Vijayapura district are constructed over Hindu temples.
Yatnal made the remarks days after BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde sparked a row by saying that the Bhatkal Mosque within the Uttara Kannada district would meet the identical destiny because the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.
Yatnal stated that he had written a letter to the ASI to conduct a survey in Vijayapura mosques just like that of Qutub Minar in Delhi. He stated, “There was a Jain temple, a Narasimha temple and a Shiva temple. There were a good number of Hindu architectures there (Vijayapura district). We are not exaggerating. There was Nandi, pictures of Hindus, and lotus flowers, all integral to the Hindu culture.”
The BJP chief asserted that he would method court docket if the ASI provides a optimistic response.
Earlier, on Sunday, a case was registered towards Anant Kumar Hegde beneath Part 153(A) (Selling enmity between totally different teams on grounds of faith, race, place of origin, residence).
“The destruction of Bhatkal Mosque is guaranteed like Babri Masjid. This is not the decision of Anantkumar Hegde, but the decision of Hindu society,” Hegde stated.