Why Archaeological Survey of India has accused the Jama Masjid Committee?
Reportedly an important revelation has been made on friday in the dispute of Sambhal's Shahi Masjid-Harihar Mandir, in which the Archaeological survey of india has accused the Jama Masjid Committee of tampering with the original structure of the disputed structure. According to ASI, plastering was done, painting was done and many other tampering was done in the structure without the permission of ASI, due to which the basic structure of the structure has been affected.
Perhaps apart from the claim of ASI, ABP news also has old pictures of the disputed structure, which confirm the allegations of ASI. This is an old picture of the western side of the structure, in which the well used to be there earlier, it has now been covered. Also, in the old picture, the disputed structure had three windows and carvings on it, in which the window and carvings have been covered with brick and plaster. At the western gate, where nothing was written on the figure made on two pillars earlier, but now there is writing in urdu on it. A black inscription has been pasted. Similarly, there was nothing written on the curved gate near the entrance earlier, but now a white inscription written in urdu has been pasted.
Moreover the eastern part was earlier on top of the mound and was ancient, but now basements have been built on the mound which are closed and the rest of the wall has been replaced with the latest plaster and paint. Apart from this, shops have also been built around it. While talking to ABP news, Archaeological survey of india lawyer vishnu Sharma accused the mosque committee that the mosque committee neither allows ASI to enter the mosque nor allows it to inspect it.