An advocate of the Anzuman Intezamia Masjid Committee that manages the Gyanvapi Mosque on Monday said petitioners’ claim about a ‘Shivling’ is misleading.
Stating that there is no Shivling in the Wajookhana, Rais Ahmad Ansari said, “There is only a fountain in the wajookhana in the Gyanvapi mosque. The structure, which the petitioners are claiming to be a Shivling is a fountain. It is a misleading claim.” His statement came hours after a court in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi ordered that a pond in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex be sealed over the Shivling claims and prohibit the entry of any person to the area. Rais said this was ex-party order by the court. “We are not satisfied with the order and will challenge it soon,” said Ansari.
