<p>The Archaeological Survey of India has told a Delhi court that the Qutub Minar complex is not a place of worship and its existing status as a monument can't be altered.</p>.<p>Responding to a plea for restoration of Hindu and Jain deities inside the complex, the ASI said that though there was no denial about the existence of Hindu and Jain sculptures over there, a fundamental right to worship can't be claimed with respect to the protected monument.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/asi-opposes-plea-seeking-restoration-of-hindu-jain-deities-inside-qutub-minar-complex-1112012.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read more</strong></a></p>
<p>The Archaeological Survey of India has told a Delhi court that the Qutub Minar complex is not a place of worship and its existing status as a monument can't be altered.</p>.<p>Responding to a plea for restoration of Hindu and Jain deities inside the complex, the ASI said that though there was no denial about the existence of Hindu and Jain sculptures over there, a fundamental right to worship can't be claimed with respect to the protected monument.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/asi-opposes-plea-seeking-restoration-of-hindu-jain-deities-inside-qutub-minar-complex-1112012.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read more</strong></a></p>