Amidst all controversies and the war of words being played in the news studios, the court-mandated videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid had reached its end today. The team would be submitting the report tomorrow. Yesterday, the team surveyed a total of 80 percent and the remaining part was to be video graphed by today.
Anticipating a possible conflict, the survey point was tightened with high-level security. Today the team visited the well built in the front of Nandi(Lord Shiva’s sacred bull. It is believed the team used a water-resistant camera for the internal videography.
Story so far
The Gyanvyapi Mosque had been in news(rather controversy)since several petitions got filed in Supreme Court, Allahabad High Court, and Varanasi High Court, alleging that the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb built the Mosque by demolishing the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, adjacent to it. The court then directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to look into the issue and conduct a survey of the Mosque.
The survey team has probed the claims of petitions whether there is really any relic of Hindu deities there or not. Last year in Aprion18, Five Delhi-based women -- Rakhi Singh, Laxmi Devi, Sita Sahu, and others moved to court filing a petition regarding the same and also asked to not cause any damage to the idols.
Baba Mil Gaye
Sohanlal, from the Hindu side, made a big claim. He said- Baba Mil Gaye. It must be known here that Dr. Sohanlal Shringar is the advocate of the five vadini of the Gauri episode. Lawyer Vishnu Jain too spoke to a media channel and claimed that a shivling was found inside the well and now he would ensure its protection by moving to civil court.
Nothing Found: Muslim SIde
The advocate representing the Muslim side over the row, however, denied any such claims and said nothing like that has been found, we’re satisfied with the survey. As stated earlier, the report would be presented to the court, tomorrow.
