FOUR-WEEK TIME SOUGHT BY A.S.I. FOR SUBMITTING REPORT ON BHOJSHALA-KAMAL MAULA COMPLEX

INDORE, July 2, 2024 (TBINN)

Archaeological Survey of India (A.S.I.) today filed an application in Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking four weeks’ time to submit its survey report on the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque Complex, a medieval-era structure in Dhar District locked in a long-running dispute.

The plea contended that the National Geophysical Research Institute (N.G.R.I.), Hyderabad, has sought three weeks’ time from A.S.I. to study the huge data collected during Ground Penetrating Radar (G.P.R.)-Geographic Information System (G.I.S.) survey of the complex and submit a final report.

Hindu Community considers Bhojshala as a temple of Vagdevi (Goddess Saraswati), while the Muslim side calls the 11th century monument as Kamal Maula Mosque, and A.S.I. is conducting a “scientific survey” of the complex on High Court’s direction.