Asaduddin Owaisi said Muslims are not ready to lose another mosque after the Babri Masjid, on a day it was claimed in a Varanasi court that a Shivling was found in the Gyanvapi complex.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi questioned the "silence" of Opposition parties, including the Congress and SP, on the video survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi, alleging that they are keeping mum because Muslims are not their vote bank.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said that the discovery of Shivling and other items at Gyanvapi is an answer to those trying to stoke unnecessary controversy.
The Varanasi Civil Court had last week ordered a video assessment of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, including three domes, underground basements and the pond.
Gyanvapi Masjid survey: Seal area where Shivling was found inside mosque, orders Varanasi court
The Gyanvapi Masjid committee has challenged the orders passed by a civil court in Varanasi for a survey of the mosque.
Gyanvapi Mosque is located close to the iconic Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi. The survey is being done at the behest of a local court.
This survey was conducted in accordance with the Varanasi Civil Court's order to continue the survey despite objections from the mosque authorities.
Owaisi said PM Modi should break silence & talk about Supreme Court's 1991 order.
District court has ordered that locks should be broken if the keys are not available to access certain areas of the complex for the survey.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, later this month or in June.
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Varanasi district court's order that allowed an advocate commissioner to conduct a video survey at the Gyanvapi mosque near the famed Kashi Vishwanath temple. The top court said that it will first look into the files.
Owaisi's remarks came after a Varanasi court while hearing the matter on Thursday said that the survey inside the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple will continue and the report needs to be submitted by May 17.
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The Gyanvapi Masjid is located adjacent to the famed Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi. It shares a boundary wall with the temple.
Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation said that videography being carried out at the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi violates the Places of Worship Act, 1991.
The Gyanvapi mosque shares a boundary wall with the famed Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi.
The Gyanvapi mosque shares a boundary wall with the famed Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi.
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