July 2nd 2023.
The Delhi LG Vinai Saxena was addressed by AAP leader and minister Atishi in a tweet from Sunday morning. Atishi had written her a letter a few days prior, requesting that the decision of demolishing temples and other religious places in the city of Delhi be reversed. However, on Sunday morning, another temple was demolished in Bhajanpura on the orders of the LG.
Atishi requested the LG to reconsider her decision and not demolish any more temples and religious places in Delhi. She explained how the people of Delhi had a strong faith attached to these places and that it should be respected.
The anti-encroachment drive was undertaken by the PWD in the Bhajanpura area and the demolition of the temple and mazar were done peacefully. Joy N Tirkey, DCP Northeast, reported that a decision was taken by the Religious Committee of Delhi to remove the Hanuman Temple and the Mazar to further widen the road for Saharanpur Highway.
Atishi had written a letter to the Delhi LG on June 22nd, expressing her views on the topic of temple demolitions. She had requested the LG to withdraw her decision so that the faith of the people of Delhi would not be hurt.
The demolition of the Kali Temple in Mayapuri Chowk, 55-years old, was refused interference by the High Court. Similarly, the Beleshwar temple in Indore was demolished but the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, had assured that it would be rebuilt.
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