An advocate for the Hindu side said on Thursday that both the Muslim and Hindu sides are cooperating and adhering to the court order as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) continues its scientific survey of the Gyanvapi complex on its seventh day.
Advocate Shubhash Nandan Chaturvedi said,” The ASI survey is proceeding smoothly and in a systematic way. Both Hindu and Muslim sides are cooperating and abiding by the court’s order.”
Earlier today a team of ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) arrived at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi.
Following the Allahabad High Court’s order allowing the ASI to conduct the survey to ascertain whether the 17th-century mosque was built over an earlier structure of a Hindu temple, the scientific survey of the complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath Temple, excluding Wuzu Khana, began last Friday.
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday, August 3, dismissed the plea filed by the Muslim side, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, challenging the Varanasi court order allowing the ASI to conduct a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises, except the ‘Wazukhana’ area where a “Shivling” was claimed to have been found last year.