Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], April 22 (ANI): After a 300-year old temple was bulldozed in Rajasthan’s Alwar, District Magistrate Shivprasad Nakate on Friday said that a “consensus” decision was taken during the municipality meeting to remove the illegal encroachments present on the roadside.

He further claimed that before the encroachment drive, the temple priests shifted the idols to another place. “A consensus decision was taken during the municipality meeting to remove the illegal encroachments present on the roadside. Before the encroachment drive, the temple priests shifted the idols to another place,” Nakate told ANI.

A 300-year-old Shiva temple was demolished using bulldozers in Sarai Mohalla, Alwar district. A complaint has been registered at Rajgarh Police Station in connection with the matter. A 300-year-old Shiva temple, 86 shops and homes were demolished with bulldozers in Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Sunday, to clear the way for a road.

Rajasthan Congress has alleged that Vasundhara Raje was the Chief Minister when BJP had promised a road called the “Gaurav Path” at the spot where the demolitions took place. Earlier today, BJP Rajasthan president Dr Satish Poonia said, “I have constituted a 5-member committee for the factual investigation of the Rajgarh (Alwar) temple case. This committee will go to the spot, prepare a factual report and submit the report to me.” (ANI)

‘Unanimous decision taken to raze temple in Alwar’

Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], April 22 (ANI): After a temple was demolished in Rajasthan’s Alwar, the district administration on Friday claimed that a unanimous decision was taken during the municipality meeting to remove the illegal encroachments on the roadside, said a statement. “Before the encroachment drive, the temple priests shifted the idols to another place,” said District Magistrate Shivprasad Nakate.

Alwar district administration has issued the incident-wise and factual report of illegal encroachment removed in the Rajgarh Municipality area on April 17, 2022, saying that no religious discrimination has been done in removing encroachment, said a press release.

The meeting of the Municipality Board on September 6, 2021, unanimously decided to remove the obstacles according to the master plan, added the press release. During the removal of encroachments, action was taken on two pre-built temples. Out of which one temple, which was built recently, was completely built on top of the existing drain.

During the removal of encroachments on April 17, 2022, and April 18, 2022, no valid construction of any person was demolished. During the removal of the encroachment, no protest was expressed nor did any law and order situation arise, stated the press release.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan Congress chief GS Dotasara said, “Removal of Alwar temple’s encroachment started during the previous rule of BJP govt…saying that Congress disturbs temples &idols, is wrong; this has always been BJP’s agenda…as polls come, they spread religious unrest to make political chapatis.” (ANI)

Rajasthan: Rajgarh Municipality Chairman denies allegations against him over demolition of Alwar temple

Rajgarh (Rajasthan) [India], April 22 (ANI): Rajgarh Municipality Chairman Satish Guria on Friday termed accusations against him over the demolition of a temple in Alwar as baseless. He said that Rajgarh Municipality has never been mentioned in its proposal to demolish temples. “Accusations against me and the board are baseless. The board never mentioned in its proposal to demolish temples… Everything was done by the administration… Congress has never had a board in Rajgarh, it’s their dream,” Guria told ANI.

“The allegations being made are completely wrong, you have put in the inquiry committee, check if the truth comes out, then you can take action against me, this is the complicity of the administration, due to which this whole incident has happened,” he added. A 300-year-old Shiva temple was demolished using bulldozers in Sarai Mohalla, Alwar district. A complaint has been registered at Rajgarh Police Station in connection with the matter.
A 300-year-old Shiva temple, 86 shops and homes were demolished with bulldozers in Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Sunday, to clear the way for a road.
Rajasthan Congress has alleged that Vasundhara Raje was the Chief Minister when BJP had promised a road called the “Gaurav Path” at the spot where the demolitions took place.
Earlier today, BJP Rajasthan president Dr Satish Poonia said, “I have constituted a 5-member committee for the factual investigation of the Rajgarh (Alwar) temple case. This committee will go to the spot, prepare a factual report and submit the report to me.” (ANI)