All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has refuted claims that the report of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which conducted a scientific survey of the contentious Gyanvapi mosque premises in Varanasi and submitted the survey report in the district court earlier, found evidence of a Hindu temple there.
In a press statement, AIMPLB executive member Qasim Rasool Ilyas said that the report of the ASI is not «conclusive evidence» in this controversial case.
«By doing this the opposition party has created a feeling of anarchy and insecurity in the society,» he added.
Ilyas also accused the Hindu side of 'insulting' the court by releasing the ASI report in the media.
«Hindu communal organizations have been misleading the public for many years regarding the Gyanvapi Masjid. The latest example of this is a report of the Archaeological Survey of India which they filed in the court and made available to the plaintiff and defendant only on the orders of the court.