Agra (Uttar Pradesh): A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Agra is likely to hear two pleas on Thursday seeking to “dig out Lord Krishna idol buried under the staircase” of the Jama Masjid Agra by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
The two pleas are pending in the court of Civil Judge (Senior Division). In the first case, the plaintiff is Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Sanrakshit Seva Trust and the defendants are Intezamia Committee Shahi Masjid and Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board and others. In the second case, the plaintiff is Yogeshwar Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sangh Trust and the defendants are Intezamia Committee Masjid, Central Sunni Central Waqf Board, Local Islamia Committee, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and others. Both the pleas have demanded ASI survey of the mosque to "dig out the Lord Krishna idol buried under the stairs" of the mosque.
Application for GPR survey: Advocate Vinod Kumar Shukla representing the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Sanrakshit Seva Trust said that the application for conducting GPR survey of the stairs of Jama Masjid is still pending in the court. The defendant Archaeological Survey of India ASI has filed its objection in the court. On the other hand, the petition of the defendant Intezamia Committee Shahi Masjid and Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board stating that the hearing of Jama Masjid was outside the jurisdiction of the court has been rejected by the court.