Based on sources, the mazar was outdated and had been just lately renovated by the college authorities.
Dehradun:
A ‘mazar’ inside the partitions of a well-known residential college right here was razed following protests by right-wing Hindu outfits.
The construction stood inside The Doon College which has amongst its alumni a number of celebrities and political leaders together with former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, his son Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Karan Singh, Naveen Patnaik moreover celebrated authors like Amitav Ghosh and Vikram Seth.
It’s the most well-known British-era personal boarding college for boys in Dehradun.
Purported movies of a bunch of 4 to 5 males demolishing the shrine utilizing decide axes and hammers have gone viral on social media.
The incident happened a few days in the past, Dehradun District Justice of the Peace Savin Bansal advised PTI on Friday.
“We didn’t problem any orders for its demolition. Nonetheless, we did ship a workforce together with the SDM to the place to confirm the information associated to the mazar and make sure that legislation and order are maintained,” Bansal stated.
He stated that he had sought a report on the incident from his workforce.
Hindu outfit chief Swami Darshan Bharti stated he had met Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and the authorities right here just lately requesting them to demolish the mazar inside the boundaries of the college.
“Whoever might have completed it, I welcome the demolition. Why ought to there be a mazar inside a college? That too contained in the partitions of a prestigious college like The Doon College… It exhibits the extent of land jihad within the state,” Bharti, who’s the founding father of Uttarakhand Raksha Abhiyan, advised PTI.
Based on sources, the mazar was outdated and had been just lately renovated by the college authorities.
The chief minister launched a crackdown in opposition to unlawful encroachments on authorities land in 2022. Encroachments on 5,000 acres of presidency land have up to now been eliminated as a part of the drive, officers stated.
In the meantime, the Uttarakhand Waqf Board claimed that the a part of the college on which the mazar stood was once their property at one time.
“Based on our data, 57 acres of land within the stated space belonged to us however its present standing just isn’t identified,” a Waqf Board official stated on situation of anonymity.
The Waqf Board nonetheless owns a big portion of land adjoining to the college, he stated.
When contacted, Uttarakhand Waqf Board Chairman Shadab Shams stated he was conscious of the demolition of the mazar inside the college.
Requested if the land belongs to the Waqf Board, he stated solely an in depth investigation by the administration can confirm that.
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