Plea filed in SC seeking appointment of 'fact-finding committee' to know 'true history' of Taj Mahal

New Delhi: A plea was filed in the Supreme Court today seeking the appointment of a fact-finding committee to know the true history of the Taj Mahal. BJP's media in-charge of Ayodhya district Rajneesh Singh Dr Rajneesh Singh said that it was the 'Fundamental Right of citizens to know the truth.'

Notably, earlier this year, Singh filed a petition in Allahabad HC seeking the court's directives to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to open the 22 locked rooms inside the monument in Agra. "This is to ascertain whether Hindu idols and inscriptions are hidden there, and to see the truth, whatever it is," he said.

"Some Hindu groups and reputable sants are claiming this monument as old Shiv temple supported by many historians… Some people also believe that Tejo Mahalaya @ Taj Mahal appears to be one of the Jyotirling i.e. the outstanding Siva Temple. It is respectfully submitted that there are certain rooms situated in upper and lower portions (approx.22 rooms) of four storied building which is permanently locked and many historians like P N Oak and crores of Hindu worshipers strongly believe that in those locked rooms there’s a temple of Lord Shiva there," read Singh's petition.

"My main concern is about the closed rooms and we all should know what's there behind those rooms," Singh's counsel argued before the court.

The Allahabad HC, however, dismissed the said petition. "Tomorrow you will ask us to go to the chambers of Honourable Judges? Please don’t make a mockery of the PIL (public interest litigation) system," said a bench of Justices DK Upadhyay and Subhash Vidyarthi.

The court further said that the ASI is of the opinion that 'rooms are closed because of security reasons then that’s the information. If you’re not satisfied then challenge it.'