TrendingVideosIndia
Opinions | CommentEditorialsThe MiddleLetters to the EditorReflections
Sports
State | Himachal PradeshPunjabJammu & KashmirHaryanaChhattisgarhMadhya PradeshRajasthanUttarakhandUttar Pradesh
City | ChandigarhAmritsarJalandharLudhianaDelhiPatialaBathindaShaharnama
World | United StatesPakistan
Diaspora
Features | The Tribune ScienceTime CapsuleSpectrumIn-DepthTravelFood
Business | My MoneyAutoZone
News Columns | Kashmir AngleJammu JournalInside the CapitalHimachal CallingHill View
Don't Miss
Advertisement

Ex-CJI’s remarks on Places of Worship Act opened can of worms, says Cong

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Take your experience further with Premium access. Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only Benefits
Yearly Premium ₹999 ₹349/Year
Yearly Premium $49 $24.99/Year
Advertisement

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, is in the news these days because of certain oral observations made in 2022 by then CJI DY Chandrachud that have since opened a “pandora’s box”. The Act prohibits changing the character of religious places from how they existed on August 15, 1947.

Advertisement

Ramesh recalled the Rajya Sabha debate on the Bill that subsequently became the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, on September 12, 1991. Citing the debate, Ramesh quoted Gandhi saying: “Those who have opposed this Bill have spoken about what they call necessary to right the wrongs of history.”

Advertisement

“The ringing lesson of the Mahabharata down the centuries is 'those who seek to right the wrongs of history with an attitude of revenge will only produce destruction,” the Congress leader added.

Advertisement
Show comments
Advertisement