Rajasthan / Controversy over demolition of Shiva temple in Alwar, know what is the story of demolition of 300 year old temple?

The demolition of a 300-year-old Shiva temple at Rajgarh in Alwar district has heated up the politics of Rajasthan. Congress and BJP are blaming each other regarding the matter. The BJP says that the government is targeting temples for appeasement and to maintain vote bank. At the same time, Congress says that BJP is spoiling the atmosphere by inciting religious sentiments.

Amidst the allegations from both the sides, the matter of breaking the temple has gained momentum. It is being told that a complaint has also been made for registering a case against the local MLA, ADM and other officials for breaking the temple. Let's know.. what is the story of breaking the temple?

What happened five days ago?

The case of temple demolition in Alwar's Rajgarh is not fresh. This temple was demolished here five days ago. Along with this, two more temples were also demolished, one that was built recently. This action was taken on 17 and 18 April.

Then no one protested

According to media reports, action was taken on three pre-built temples during the removal of encroachments on April 17-18. Earlier, the idols installed in a temple built on the drain were removed by the builders themselves. Due to obstruction in the way, only a negligible and partial part of the second temple was removed. At the same time, the third temple that was broken is being told of eunuchs. No one protested during this action. After the matter came to the fore, the BJP has become an attacker on the government. Many Hindu organizations are also said to be angry with the government.

Why was the encroachment removed?

During the Vasundhara Raje government, the construction of Gaurav Path for development was started in Rajgarh under the master plan. But, it was stopped due to encroachment. There is a BJP board in the municipality here. In this 34 members are from BJP and one member is from Congress. It is being told that last year in the meeting of the municipality, the proposal to remove the encroachment was passed unanimously. After this, action was taken to remove the encroachment on 17-18 April.

300 years old temple and 32 houses were demolished

On April 12, the executive officer of Rajgarh Municipality had demanded the police force to keep the situation under control during the removal of encroachments. Earlier, people were also advised to remove the encroachments themselves. It is being told that two days before the removal of the encroachment, the NAPA administration had also got Munadi done. Only then was the encroachment removed. During this, 35 encroachments were removed under the master plan. It consists of 32 houses, shops and three temples. A demolished Shiva temple is 300 years old. Due to which politics is heating up in the state.

The road was 60 feet, encroachment was on 40 feet

When the matter caught fire after the temple was demolished, the administration said that action has been taken under the master plan. It was told that where the encroachment was removed, the road in the revenue record is about 60 feet. Due to encroachment, it was left only about 20 feet. Congress claims that Rajgarh Municipal Board has taken this action. At the same time, the Municipal Board said that this action has been taken at the administrative level. The administration says that the encroachment has been removed only after the resolution is passed by the NAPA.