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Hindu party asks court to allow ASI to dig up land for probe in Gyanvapi case – Times of India
VARANASI: The Hindu side in the Gyanvapi Mosque Case filed a request with the court on Wednesday to ASI to dig into the space for a probe, a lawyer said. The judge fixed the next date of hearing for September 18 for the petition seeking an ASI probe of the remaining portions of the Gyanvapi complex, said the lawyer.
The representatives of the Muslim side were present in the court and are expected to present their views on the issue in the next hearing. Civil Judge Senior Division Fast Track Court Jugal Shambhu fixed the new date after hearing the Hindu side, said advocate Madan Mohan Yadavwho represented the Hindu side of the matter.
“The Hindu side has completed its submissions in the case. We have also requested that the ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) be allowed to dig inside the buildings for the survey,” Yadav said.
According to Yadav, the Hindu side claims that the original location of Jyotirlinga is in the centre, under the dome of the alleged mosque in the Gyanvapi complex.
Geographically, water flowed continuously from the ‘Argha’, which was collected in the Gyanvapi Kund. It was believed that drinking this water gives knowledge. Therefore, this pilgrimage is also considered as a ‘Gyanoday Tirth’, he said.
During previous hearings, lawyers for the Hindu party have demanded that this water be examined by water engineers, geologists and archaeologists.
Also, the ‘Shivling’ found in Gyanoday Tirth, which is called a ‘wuzukhana’ by Muslims, should be examined to determine whether it is a ‘Shivling’ or a fountain, Yadav added.
The representatives of the Muslim side were present in the court and are expected to present their views on the issue in the next hearing. Civil Judge Senior Division Fast Track Court Jugal Shambhu fixed the new date after hearing the Hindu side, said advocate Madan Mohan Yadavwho represented the Hindu side of the matter.
“The Hindu side has completed its submissions in the case. We have also requested that the ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) be allowed to dig inside the buildings for the survey,” Yadav said.
According to Yadav, the Hindu side claims that the original location of Jyotirlinga is in the centre, under the dome of the alleged mosque in the Gyanvapi complex.
Geographically, water flowed continuously from the ‘Argha’, which was collected in the Gyanvapi Kund. It was believed that drinking this water gives knowledge. Therefore, this pilgrimage is also considered as a ‘Gyanoday Tirth’, he said.
During previous hearings, lawyers for the Hindu party have demanded that this water be examined by water engineers, geologists and archaeologists.
Also, the ‘Shivling’ found in Gyanoday Tirth, which is called a ‘wuzukhana’ by Muslims, should be examined to determine whether it is a ‘Shivling’ or a fountain, Yadav added.
