VARANASI: The plaintiff within the unique Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi dispute swimsuit has demanded digging of a trench for an extra survey of the mosque to succeed in what he known as “the sanctum sanctorum of Aadi Vishweshwar temple the place a tall Shivling and artesian effectively are buried underneath its central dome”.
The litigant, advocate Vijay Shankar Rastogi, in case No.610/1991 Swayambhu Lord Vishweshwar vs Anjuman Intejamia Masajid (Gyanvapi mosque administration committee), accomplished his argument Monday earlier than a fast-track court docket in assist of extra ASI survey of the mosque.
After this, FTC of civil choose Prashant Kumar Singh fastened Aug 21 as subsequent date of listening to and requested AIM to file its reply by then, Rastogi advised TOI. Relating to the factors he raised throughout his arguments at FTC, Rastogi, who’s contesting as subsequent buddy of the deity, mentioned, “Throughout court-mandated survey in swimsuit No. 18/2022 Rakhi Singh and Others vs UP State and Others, ASI had lined solely the portion on plot 9130 although Gyanvapi mosque exists on three plots – 9130, 9131, and 9132”.
“ASI used ground-penetrating radar and different fashionable methods. Nevertheless, its radar failed to offer tangible outcomes, particularly in regards to the garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) of Hindu temple comprising a tall Shivling and artesian effectively, which is buried underneath flooring beneath the central dome of mosque,” he claimed.
The cellars by which garbhagriha will be accessed are closed with partitions, he mentioned, including that as eradicating these partitions is unsafe for the construction, ASI ought to attain underground by making a trench.
