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Sambhal Jama Masjid Whitewash Halted: ASI Cites Supreme Court Stay
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News18•22-02-2026, 21:00
Sambhal Jama Masjid Whitewash Halted: ASI Cites Supreme Court Stay
•Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will not order whitewashing of Sambhal's controversial Jama Masjid this year.
•The decision is due to a Supreme Court stay in the Hari Mandir vs. Union of India case, preventing ASI from issuing orders.
•Last year, whitewashing occurred based on a High Court order; ASI will now await Supreme Court's directive.
•The mosque committee's reliance on the Supreme Court stay for other proceedings has now complicated the whitewashing issue.
•The dispute involves claims that the 16th-century Shahi Jama Masjid was built by demolishing the Harihar Temple, leading to a survey order and subsequent violence.
