‘No one can take away our right': Hindu groups claim UP's Fatehpur tomb is temple, vow to hold prayers; police deployed
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Police have been deployed at the site to maintain order amid rising tensions.
Speaking to media, Fatehpur District Co-convenor of Bajrang Dal, Dharmendra Singh, said, "We will offer prayers here at noon. The Administration will not be able to stop us. In the Hindu religion, no one can take away our right to offer prayers. It is our temple which they are referring to as a tomb..."
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