Taj Mahal has evidence of Hindu idols, open 22 locked rooms inside it: Plea in High Court

May 8: On Saturday, a writ petition has been filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court seeking directives to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to open 20 rooms inside the Taj Mahal in Agra to ascertain whether the Hindu idols and inscriptions are hidden there.

Infact, the plea has been filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) media in-charge of Ayodhya district, Dr Rajneesh Singh, who will be represented by advocate Rudra Vikram Singh in court once the matter gets listed in the court for hearing. In the plea, the petitioner has sought directives from the court to the state government to constitute a committee that would examine these rooms and look for any evidence related with the Hindu idols or scriptures there.

Rajneesh Singh said, “I have filed a petition in the high court seeking directives to ASI to open these rooms to ascertain facts. There is no harm in opening these rooms and setting to rest all controversies.” In the plea, the petitioner has sought directives from the court to the state government to constitute a committee that would examine these rooms and look for any evidence related with the Hindu idols or scriptures there.

It may be pointed out that several right-wing organisations claim Taj Mahal to be Tejo Mahalaya, a Hindu temple. Such claims have been put to rest not just by historians but also by the Archeological Survey of India which has time and again refuted such revisionist interpretations of Taj Mahal’s history and dismissed claims to ownership. It’s now for the public to wait and watch what the High Court decides in this matter.