Plan for Lakshman statue near Lucknow mosque triggers row
Lucknow Nagar Nigam's approval for installing Lord Lakshman's statue near Teele Wali Masjid has been opposed by Muslims clerics. It would create a hindrance since Namaz can't be offered in front of a statue, a cleric said. BJP leader Ram Krishan Yadav, who made the proposal, claims it is a way of establishing Lord Lakshman's great role in Lucknow.