Hyderabad, Aug 25: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) today alleged that the findings of the ASI were "without any basis" and have been "concocted" at the instance of the Vajpayee government and particularly under "pressure" from Union Ministers Jagmohan and Murli Manohar Joshi. "This report is totally inconsistent with the interim reports submitted earlier,” board secretary Mohammed Abdul Rahim Quraishi who is also president All India Majlis Tameer- e-Millat said in a statement.

"The ASI team has very conveniently overlooked the depth at which grave and human bones were found because its was proof of Muslim habitation even earlier to the construction of Babri Masjid.

"Likewise it has ignored polished lime and mortar floor beneath the structure of the Babri Masjid which is also a proof of Muslim habitation and existence of a Muslim structure."
Quraishi said that a team of well known archeologists including Prof Suraj Bhan had visited the site and inspected the excavated pits and was of opinion that there was evidence of an earlier mosque beneath the structure of Babri Masjid.

Bureau Report