The Shahi Jama Masjid here is once again in the spotlight, this time over a new signboard sent by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which labels the mosque as Juma Masjid instead of its commonly known name.
The blue-coloured ASI board, currently kept at the Satyavrat police outpost, is expected to be installed soon, replacing the older sign that bore the name Shahi Jama Masjid. ASI’s counsel Vishnu Sharma told PTI, An ASI board was earlier installed outside the mosque but was allegedly removed by certain individuals who replaced it with a board calling it ‘Shahi Jama Masjid’.
The new board has been issued in accordance with the name recorded in ASI documents, which is ‘Juma Masjid’.