Varanasi court allows ASI to survey Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque complex

In a big development, the Varanasi district court has allowed an archaeological survey of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi mosque complex. The petition was filed by a local lawyer VS Rastogi who had demanded the restoration of the land entailing Gyanvapi Mosque to Hindus claiming that Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1664 pulled down a portion of 2000-year-old Kashi Vishwanath Temple to build the Gyanvyapi Mosque there. The petition was opposed by the Gyanvyapi Mosque management committee, but now the court has allowed the ASI to conduct a survey of the mosque. Watch full bulletin.