'Are court decisions always correct?': SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Gyanvapi ruling
New Delhi, Feb 2: Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Friday claimed that courts on several occasions do not pronounce the right verdict, in a comment on the Gyanvapi case verdict allowing puja in one of its cellars.
The Varanasi district court on Wednesday allowed the resumption of Hindu prayers in the mosque's southern cellar, a practice said to have been discontinued three decades back.
Responding to questions related to the verdict, Yadav said, "There is always opposition to court orders. Are court decisions always correct?"
Asked to elaborate on his remark that courts on occasions do not pronounce the right verdict, the Rajya Sabha member said, "On several occasions it does not. Nothing is absolutely correct. Nothing is perfect. Every decision -- for one side it is right, for another side it is wrong."
Responding to another question in the Parliament House complex, he said the Gyanvapi decision will finally be taken by the Supreme Court.
"...you know one decision was delivered, he came to Rajya Sabha, the other will become chairperson of a commission. It happens like that," he said, in an apparent reference to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri mosque verdict.
Hours after the Varanasi court verdict, prayers were performed in the cellar Wednesday night.
On Thursday, the Gyanvapi mosque management committee approached the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing, challenging the district court order. But the apex court asked the committee to move the Allahabad High Court, which it did later in the day.
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EAM Jaishankar meets Jamaican PM, gifts over 10 BHISHM Cubes
Kingston (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and discussed ways to further deepen "political, economic and people-to-people cooperation."
Jaishankar also conveyed greetings from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Holness.
"Pleased to call on Prime Minister @AndrewHolnessJM in Kingston. Conveyed the greetings of PM @narendramodi," Jaishankar posted on X.
"Discussed deepening our political, economic and people-to-people cooperation. Value his commitment towards further strengthening India-Jamaica relations," the post further read.
Also, the external affairs minister handed over 10 BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita & Maitri) Cubes as a gift to Jamaica.
"Formally handed over 10 BHISHM Cubes as a gift from India to Jamaica, in the presence of PM @AndrewHolnessJM, Health Minister @christufton and FM @kaminajsmith," Jaishankar posted on X.
"The BHISHM Cube mobile hospital system, designed for rapid deployment, will help Jamaica during disasters and emergencies. The gift of these cubes is a statement of friendship, a commitment to disaster preparedness, and an outcome of innovation," the post said.
Jaishankar arrived in Kingston on Saturday evening, marking the first leg of his nine-day tour of Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, aimed at further strengthening India's strategic and cultural ties with the Caribbean nations.
Earlier in the day, he interacted with the Indian diaspora and discussed India's ongoing transformation in infrastructure, human development and technology-driven governance and entrepreneurship with them.
He also highlighted the cricket bond between both countries as India gifted a scoreboard to Jamaica.
A scoreboard was dedicated at Sabina Park in Kingston. It is the home of the Jamaica cricket team and is the only Test cricket ground in the Caribbean island nation.
The minister expressed hope that the new scoreboard would witness many memorable innings, including those symbolising the enduring friendship between the two countries.
Cricket has long been a strong cultural bridge between India and Jamaica, which is part of the West Indies cricket team.
Jamaican players, including Chris Gayle, Courtney Walsh and Michael Holding, have played a major role in shaping the legacy of West Indies cricket in the international arena, contributing to its dominance in earlier decades and its continued global appeal.
