: No excavation ordered in Qutub Minar, clarifies culture minister #IndiaNEWS Union Culture Minister GK Reddy on Sunday said that no orders have been given to conduct excavations at the Qutub Minar in

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No excavation ordered in Qutub Minar, clarifies culture minister #IndiaNEWS
Union Culture Minister GK Reddy on Sunday said that no orders have been given to conduct excavations at the Qutub Minar in New Delhi, ANI reported. “No such decision has been taken,� Reddy told the news agency.The clarification by Reddy came after news reports said that the government had directed the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct excavations at the Qutub Minar complex to ascertain whether the monument had been built by Qutubuddin Aibak or Chandragupta Vikramaditya, The Indian Express reported.The reports had emerged after Culture Secretary Govind Mohan visited the monument on Saturday. However, the culture ministry said that this was a routine visit.Mohan had spent over two hours at the monument along with a team of senior officials and historians to discuss aspects related to the upkeep of the Qutub Minar complex, according to The Indian Express.The team had also visited the site in the complex where two idols of the Hindu deity Ganesha are located.Last month, the National Monuments Authority had asked the Archaeological Survey of India to retrieve the idols from the complex and move them to the National Museum, The Indian Express reported.Tarun Vijay, who is also a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a former member of the Rajya Sabha, had said that the placement of the idols was disrespectful, as...Read more

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