Qutub Minar is a temple or a mosque? How did the dispute reach the court? see report

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Tuesday opposed in a Delhi court a plea seeking restoration of idols of Hindu and Jain deities inside the Qutub Minar complex, saying it was not a place of worship and The present status of the memorial cannot be changed.

The remarks were made by the ASI while Additional District Judge Nikhil Chopra said that the main issue arising out of the petition "right to worship" and questioned how any person could claim a legal right to restore something that happened 800 years ago. Additional District Judge Nikhil Chopra reserved the decision on the petition for June 9.

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