Bhopal, June 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):Right-wing outfit Sanskriti Bachao Manch (SBM) has sent a memorandum to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah demanding an archaeological survey of the Jamia Masjid in Bhopal.
Talking to media persons, SBM chief Chandrasekhar Tiwari said: “, we believe the mosque was built on the premises of a Lord Shiva temple. We have high hopes that the Prime Minister and the Home Minister will take cognisance of our request.”
Nearly two weeks ago, Tiwari, along with some other SBM members, had met Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narotam Mishra. During the meeting, the group had handed over a memorandum demanding a survey of Jama Masjid.
The right-wing outfit raised the demand for a survey on the basis of facts collected from a book – ‘Hayate-I-Qudsi’ (written by Bhopal’s first woman ruler Nawab Qudisa Begam) – which mentions (as the group claims), “Work on building Bhopal’s Jama Masjid began in 1832 and was completed in 1857.”
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