The Mathura Krishna Janmabhoomi site was bought back by the Hindus. (This has a parallel to the Ayodhya Rama Janmabhoomi site bought back by Sawar Jai Singh of Jaipur per the 1717 CE Kapad Dwar Mughal records for the Hindu right to worship there). Every court awarded the Mathura temple site to the Hindus. What did the government do? It forced a settlement without Hindu consent to give away the site, for the 'right' to build a temple in an adjacent site. Why? Fear of violence if the court order was implemented.
Be it Islamabad (formerly Ram Kund) or Mallapuram, Hindus are simply prevented from building a temple on their own privately owned land. The administration is complicit or helpless. Why? Fear.
The Congress government passed the Places of Worship Act in 1991, which disenfranchised the Hindus of the right to reclaim their 47k demolished & converted temples, including Kashi & Mathura. Why? Fear.
There are multiple voices that exhort the Hindus to not press claims on any of their demolished & converted temples. Underlying all these arguments is one primal emotion. Fear.
Every government should aspire to be approachable & be able to deliver justice without fear. The weak should be able to approach the government for justice. The strong who get their way through violence must fear the law & justice systems.
Instead, we find a fearful government. Being fearful is no way to govern. When delivering justice, the government must develop a capability & willingness to impose order in society.
The day Hindus can build temples on their own private land or reclaim their holiest demolished & converted temples without fear, the world will move a step closer towards real freedom.
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