First namaz near Bhojshala: Police, downpour, and protests by locals

4 min readBhopalJul 31, 2026 07:33 PM IST The namaz site was identified by the state administration after the Supreme Court directed it on July 14 to provide land near the mosque, to which access is denied to the Muslim community now. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).For the first time since the Madhya Pradesh High Court held the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar to be Hindu in character, members of the Muslim community offered Friday namaz on a site adjacent to the medieval monument, amidst protests by locals. The prayers were held on Khasra No.s 611 and 612, adjoining the boundary wall of the Bhojshala complex and within sight of the Kamal Maula Mosque located within it.The namaz site was identified by the state administration after the Supreme Court directed it on July 14 to provide land nea