Gyanvapi row: ASI survey resumes on 4th day after 3 hours delay due to rush at Kashi Vishwanath
ALSO READ: Gyanvapi mosque survey Day 3 concludes; Hindu side lawyer claims ‘fragments of idols’ found On the contrary, the Muslim side alleged 'rumors' were being spread that a Hindu idol and a 'Trishul' (trident) were found during the survey and sought the administration put a stop to such 'rumors'. "Such rumors can generate hysteria in the public.
The administration should pay attention to maintaining law and order," he had said. On Sunday, the ASI continued their survey at the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi to determine if the 17th century mosque is built upon a pre-existing structure.
Lawyer Sudhir Tripathi, representing the Hindu side, said that they have discovered remains of fragmented idols amidst the debris during the ongoing survey conducted by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi. Earlier on Friday, the apex court refused to stay the Allahabad High Court order that allowed the ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque, which is an exercise that the Muslim side says will 'reopen wounds of the past'.
The Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra had asked the ASI not to carry out any invasive act during the survey. With agency inputs.
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