A fresh plea has been filed for an ASI survey of all closed cellars of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi. The petitioner, Rakhi Singh, is seeking to reveal the entire truth of the mosque by surveying the secret cellars. The Varanasi district court will hear the petition on Tuesday.
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The Allahabad high court on Friday did not give any immediate relief to the Gyanvapi Masjid committee which had challenged the order of the Varanasi court allowing Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the mosque. The court will now hear the matter on Feb 6.
India News: VARANASI: Friday prayers at Gyanvapi mosque passed off peacefully amid tight security arrangements by the administration, though a large number of peo.