Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them v2.c19.s1.6

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The Minorities Commission came into the picture on October 4, 1979 when it received a letter from the Trustees of the mosque, conveying the apprehensions of the Muslims of Sidhpur that the Hindus were trying to usurp the Jama Masjid.⁴ The letter from the Trustees reported: On the 6th September, 1979, one Yogeshwar Dutt had illegally led a huge crowd into the mosque and instigated them to usurp it. He again entered the mosque on 2nd October, 1979 and demanded that Namaz in the Jama Masjid should be stopped and also incited the Hindus to demolish the mosque.⁵ The Commission referred the matter to the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India and called for a report.