An Agra-based lawyer has filed a lawsuit alleging {that a} Hindu temple exists on the grounds of a dargah (shrine) in Fatehpur Sikri. According to lawyer Ajay Pratap Singh, a civil courtroom in Agra has accepted his lawsuit. He has recognized the Dargah of Salim Chishti in Fatehpur Sikri because the temple of Goddess Kamakhya, which incorporates the adjoining mosque.
According to the advocate, the disputed property, which is now below the Archaeological Survey of India, was initially the sanctum sanctorum of Goddess Kamakhya. He additionally refuted the notion that Fatehpur Sikri was based by Akbar, claiming that references to Sikri, also referred to as Vijaypur Sikri, seem in Baburnama, indicating its historic significance.
The advocate cited archaeological proof, particularly excavations carried out by former Superintending Archaeologist D.B. Sharma, which revealed Hindu and Jain artefacts courting again to round 1000 A.D. British officer E.B. Howell additionally referred to the disputed property’s pillars and roof as Hindu sculpture, difficult its classification as a mosque.
Furthermore, historic data point out that in the course of the Khanwa struggle, Rao Dhamdev, the king of Sikri, transported the consecrated idol of Mata Kamakhya to security in Ghazipur, reinforcing the temple’s historic roots, as he claimed.
Advocate Ajay Pratap Singh emphasised that when a construction is designated as a temple, its nature can’t be modified. The case was introduced earlier than a civic courtroom, and Judge Mrityunjay Srivastava issued notices. The advocate had beforehand filed a courtroom case alleging that an idol of Lord Krishna had been buried beneath the steps of Jama Masjid.
The plaintiffs within the case embody Aasthan Mata Kamakhya, Arya Sanskriti Preservation Trust, Yogeshwar Shri Krishna Cultural Research Institute Trust, Kshatriya Shaktipeeth Vikas Trust, and Advocate Ajay Pratap Singh.
Meanwhile, the defendants embody the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board and the Management Committees of Dargah Salim Chishti and Jama Masjid.
