High Court started hearing of opening closed 22 rooms of Taj Mahal

A petition seeking to open 22 closed rooms in the Taj Mahal has been taken up by the Allahabad High court today.

Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court begins hearing petition seeking to open 22 closed doors in Taj Mahal

The plea was filed by Rajneesh Singh, a BJP youth media in-charge, before the Lucknow bench that sought the directions to the Archaeological Survey of India to probe the 22 closed doors in the Taj Mahal to ascertain the presence of the idols of Hindu deities.

The plea sought the constitution of a fact-finding committee and the submission of a report by the ASI.

"Some Hindu groups and reputable Sants are claiming this monument as old Shiv temple supported by many historians and facts however many Historians believe it as Taj Mahal was built-up by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan. Some people also believe that Tejo Mahalaya at Taj Mahal appears to be one of the Jyotirling i.e. the outstanding Siva Temples," the plea stated says ANI report.