The Congress party on Thursday moved the Supreme Court to oppose the petitions challenging provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
Congress has reportedly moved an intervention application in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, against the constitutional validity of the Act.
“The Applicant seeks to intervene in this matter to emphasise the constitutional and societal significance of the POWA, as it apprehends that any alterations to it could jeopardize India’s communal harmony and secular fabric, threatening the sovereignty and integrity of the nation,” the political party said in the application, reported Bar and Bench.
The Congress party further clarified its stand and said that it is committed to the principles of secularism.
