Maximum video survey work on Gyanvapi mosque premises accomplished: Sources

Express News Service

LUCKNOW: With main a part of video survey of the Gyanvapi mosque accomplished in compliance of Varanasi Civil Judge (Senior Divison) court docket order on Sunday peacefully protecting all of the three domes and predominant mosque space, the survey fee would proceed the remaining work on Monday earlier than submitting the report back to the court docket on Tuesday, May 17.

However, the commissioner tried to finish the work on Sunday itself by extending the survey hours from 8 am to 1 pm, however it couldn’t be accomplished and the court docket appointed advocate commissioner knowledgeable the district administration that remainder of the work could be accomplished on Monday.

According to the official sources, the survey crew wants extra time to do detailing of already surveyed areas, together with the basement in possession of Vyas household which has been contesting the problem with the mosque administration committee since 1880. 

It has one of many basements in its possession.

On Monday, the world of pond for wazu (purification ritual) and another components might be surveyed.

According to Varanasi DM Kaushal Raj Sharma, all crew members of the survey fee have been requested to be current at Gyanvapi on Monday morning to make sure completion of the survey by the advocate commissioner as its report must be submitted earlier than the court docket on Tuesday. The officers involved stated that the remaining would possibly take solely two hours to be accomplished on Monday.

Earlier on Sunday morning , the crew of over 50 members, together with advocate commissioner Ajay Kumar Mishra, the particular and assistant advocate commissioners Vishal Singh and Ajay Pratap Singh, representatives of each events, their attorneys and videographers entered the Gyanvapi premises at 8 am. 

Apart from them, the ADM (administration), ADM (metropolis), further deputy commissioner of police and chief govt officer of Kashi Vishwanath temple additionally took half within the survey.

Commissioner of police A Satish Ganesh stated that other than growing police drive, the safety plan was additionally revised to make the go to of devotees to Kashi Vishwanath temple straightforward and clean.

In a petition filed by Rakhi Singh of Delhi and Laxmi Devi, Sita Sahu, Manju Vyas and Rekha Pathak, all natives of Varanasi, on April 18, 2021 to hunt permission for each day worship and performing rituals on the idols of Shringar Gauri in Gyanvapi and stopping the opponents from inflicting any harm to the statues, civil decide (senior division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar had ordered the survey of Gyanvapi premises by way of an order issued on April 26.