Gyanvapi Case: Understand Places of worship act and its motive | India Chahta Hai

Varanasi, which is just 200 km from Ayodhya, has now taken the centre stage in national news as the controversy involving the Gyanvapi shrine complex is stoking the religious sentiments of both the Hindu and Muslim communities in India. The disputed Gyanvapi complex claimed to have been built in 1669 by Mughal invader Aurangzeb, is located near the Kashi Vishwanath temple. It is one of the many religious places in India where places of worship of two different religions are located close to each other, or in some cases, one is built after the demolition of another, like the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. Here's all you need to know about the places of worship act. Take a look.