Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, May 24: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) submitted its reply on the Qutub Minar case on Tuesday, May 24 to a Saket Court where it opposed the plea to revive the temple at the location.
The Qutub Minar has been a protected monument since 1914, according to the report, and its structure cannot be altered presently.
“The revival of worship cannot be allowed at a monument where such a practice was not prevalent at the time of it being granted the protected status,” said the ASI.
After ASI’s ex-regional director Dharamveer Sharma claimed that the Qutub Minar was built by Raja Vikramaditya, not Qutb al-Din Aibak, to study the direction of the sun, a controversy developed.
The ASI has also been asked by the Ministry of Culture to submit its excavation report. At a distance of 15 metres from the mosque, excavation might begin to the south of the minaret. Govind Mohan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, made the decisions on Saturday (May 21) during a site visit with authorities.
