The matter of the survey conducted in the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi, UP is hot. While the Hindu side claims that Shivling is present in the mosque premises, the Muslim side says that it is not a Shivling but a fountain. Meanwhile, Mahant Ganesh Shankar Upadhyay of Shri Kashi Karwat Temple has tendered his resignation.
In fact, Mahant Ganesh Shankar had described the alleged Shivling as a fountain. At the same time, after resigning, he said in a conversation with journalists that I was mistreated but now he will atone for it. Let us inform that Mahant has entrusted his responsibility to his younger brother Dr. Dinesh Ambashankar Upadhyay.
It is worth mentioning that Shri Kashi Karvat Temple is situated next to Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Pandit Ganesh Shankar Upadhyay was the Mahant in this temple. Recently, in an interview with a private channel, he had described the alleged Shivling found in the Gyanvapi campus as a fountain. After which he also received a lot of criticism from the Hindu side. After this Mahant Ganesh Shankar has resigned from his throne.
What did the Mahant say about Shivling: A few days ago, Ganesh Shankar Upadhyay told a TV channel about the alleged Shivling found during the survey conducted in the Gyanvapi Masjid premises, that a figure like Shivling has been found but it is not a Shivling, but a fountain. . The Mahant claimed that we have seen him since childhood and went there hundreds of times. However, later he also claimed that his talk was truncated on the channel.
At the same time, Mahant says that there has been a conspiracy with me. I am deeply hurt by the wrong interview conducted against me and have decided to resign. I have never claimed that the figure found during the survey is not a Shivling but a fountain.
Regarding resigning from the post, he also said that it is happening for the first time that the post of a Mahant will be given to another Mahant while he is alive because till now the post of Mahant is transferred only after the death of Mahant.