Two temples have been demolished throughout an anti-encroachment drive in Alwar district’s Rajgarh, triggering an alternate of barbs on Friday between the Congress and BJP in Rajasthan. Rajgarh is a BJP-run municipality in Congress-ruled Rajasthan.
Alwar’s BJP MP Balaknath alleged that the idols at one of many temples too have been broken within the demolition early this week. Rajasthan Minister Shanti Dhariwal blamed the BJP and stated the state authorities is analyzing the matter.
Two temples and a few outlets have been demolished on Sunday and Monday with officers describing the motion as a part of an anti-encroachment drive to widen a street within the city. They stated the demolition was authorized by the Rajgarh Nagar Palika Board headed by the BJP and denied any harm to the idols or the sanctum sanctorum of the temples.
Alwar collector Nakate Shivprasad Madan stated the proposal was handed by the Nagar Palika board and the motion was taken in accordance with the choice of the native administration within the presence of police.
“In the meeting of the board headed by its chairman, a proposal to remove encroachments was passed. The executive officer accordingly issued notices and then the demolition was done,” the collector stated.
Rajgarh SDM Keshav Meena stated the Nagar Palika’s government officer had issued notices to 86 individuals on April 6 to take away encroachments from the street and so they got time.
The motion of demolition of over 100 constructions was taken on April 17 and 18, he added. He additional stated one temple was utterly demolished however the homeowners of the temples had eliminated the idols. The second temple was partially demolished however its sanctum sanctorum is protected, he added.
“The one-km stretch of the road is 50 to 54 feet wide in the master plan but it had been reduced to 25-28 feet at present due to encroachments. Encroachments from half of the road were removed earlier and the remaining encroachments were demolished on Sunday and Monday,” SDM Meena stated. Other encroachments have been primarily because of outlets, he added.
As the anti-encroachment drive triggered the row, Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia accused the Congress of being behind the demolition, whereas state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra asserted that it was the choice of the town’s municipality headed by the saffron occasion.
BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Kirodi Mal Meena reached Rajgarh on Friday and sat on a dharna earlier than a police station there, protesting over the demolition of the temple that the BJP claimed to be 300 years previous. But the BJP stated the Congress must face its penalties. Poonia stated in Udaipur that the movies on social media confirmed a bulldozer demolishing the 300-year-old Shiva temple.
“It is in the public domain that all these actions were taken at the behest of the state government,” he claimed with out elaborating. The occasion has additionally shaped a “fact-finding committee” headed by Sikar MP Swami Sumedhanand, he added. “They will give me a report in three days,” he stated. The committee has 5 members together with Sumedhanand.
Deputy Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore accused Rajgarh’s Congress MLA Johari Lal Meena of being concerned within the matter.
Claiming that the idols have been broken, Alwar MP Balaknath accused Rajasthan’s Congress authorities of wounding individuals’s sentiment and dealing to appease a selected group.
Urban Development Minister Shanti Dhariwal held a press convention together with Food and Civil Supply Minister Pratap Singh Khachariawas to disclaim the BJP allegation of the Congress being behind the demolition. No one opposed when the constructions have been demolished and now a communal ambiance is being intentionally created, he stated. He stated the federal government is analyzing the matter and has sought a report.
“The proposal to remove the encroachment was passed in the meeting of the BJP board in Rajgarh Nagar Palika. They demolished it and are now blaming the Congress,” Dhariwal advised reporters. Rejecting Poonia’s allegations, PCC chief Dotasra accused the BJP of deceptive individuals and taking part in politics over faith.
“It is the habit of the BJP and RSS to commit wrongs and spread communal frenzy. One temple was private but its idols were removed. The second temple was partially demolished but its sanctum sanctorum is safe,” Dotasara stated. He stated even through the rule of the previous BJP authorities headed by Vasundhara Raje, lots of of temples have been demolished in Jaipur.
Dotasra stated the demolition proposal was handed by the Rajgarh municipality board which alone is answerable for it. Dotasra asserted that the Congress authorities doesn’t goal any spiritual place.
(With PTI inputs)
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