Gyanvapi Mosque survey: ‘Shivling’ found inside well says lawyer
New Delhi, May 16: The videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex was completed today, while nearly 65 per cent of the exercise was completed on Sunday.
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Heavy security was deployed as the court appointed committee reached the spot to conduct the survey.
Speaking with Aaj Tok/India Today, lawyer, Vishnu Jain said that a Shivling was found inside the well. I will go to civil court to seek its protection, he also said.
The
Mosque
is
located
close
to
the
iconic
Kashi
Vishwanath
temple
and
the
local
court
is
hearing
a
plea
by
a
group
of
women
seeking
permission
for
daily
prayers
before
the
idols
on
its
outer
walls.
Yesterday,
the
DM
had
said
that
the
survey
work
on
Monday
will
begin
at
8
am
and
all
the
parties
have
been
directed
to
remain
present.
This is completely an archaeological survey work, since the advocates were not familiar with the survey work, the work took some time," Madan Mohan Yadav, the counsel for the Hindu side in the case, had said on Sunday.
The survey was stalled last week amid objections by the mosque committee, which claimed that the advocate commissioner appointed by the court for the survey did not have the mandate to film inside the premises.
In his order on Thursday last, District Civil Judge (Senior Division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar had turned down a plea by the mosque committee to replace Ajay Kumar Mishra, who was appointed advocate commissioner by the court to survey the Gyanvapi-Gauri Shringar complex.
The judge also appointed two more advocates to help the court commissioner with the survey and said it should be completed by Tuesday.
The district court had said that locks should be broken if the keys are not available to access certain areas of the complex for the survey. It also asked district authorities to register FIRs if the survey was not allowed.
The Supreme Court had on Friday last refused to grant an interim order of status quo on the survey. The top court, however, agreed to consider listing the plea of a Muslim party against the survey.
Advocate Yadav had said the three court-appointed advocate commissioners, five lawyers each from the two sides and an assistant besides a videography team will carry out the survey.
(With PTI inputs)