Indore: A day after rejecting Centre's modifications to recommendations on timings of opening of the disputed Bhojshala, Madhya Pradesh government has forwarded to it the April 1995 agreement between Hindus and Muslims over entry into the shrine in Dhar district.

The 1995 agreement between Hindus and Muslims has been forwarded to the Centre, as there was no consensus in the second all-party meeting held last month on the issue, Chief Minister Digvijay Singh told reporters.

The state government had on March 6 rejected the Centre's modifications to the recommendations on the timings of the opening of Bhojshala, saying there was no consensus on them as the Muslims did not agree to the suggestion of keeping the shrine open for the whole day for Hindus every Tuesday.

Singh said as the Bhojshala was under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), it was the sole authority to decide on allowing people inside the premises.

Under the April 23, 1995 agreement, Muslims were allowed to offer 'namaz' every Friday, while Hindus were allowed to offer prayers inside the Bhojshala every Tuesday without any flower, akshat (rice) and other things, official sources said.

At the all party meeting, the Hindus had insisted on taking dhol (drums), idol and picture of Goddess Saraswati inside the Bhojshala, just as the community had done before 1997-98, before authorities decided to close the temple following disputes and tension, they said.

PTI