AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on August 5 wondered how things will pan out after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) reports on the Gyanvapi issue are made public after the investigation and hoped that the floodgates for a "thousand Babris" (Babri Masjid) will not be opened.
The Supreme Court on August 4 refused to stay the Allahabad High Court order allowing the ASI to conduct a scientific survey at the Gyanvapi mosque complex to determine if the 17th century structure was built upon a pre-existing temple, notwithstanding the assertion by the Muslim side that the exercise will "reopen wounds of the past."
