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Bengal orders razing of unlawful spiritual constructions

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KOLKATA: Mentioning an order issued by means of the Left Entrance govt 12 years in the past, the Trinamool dispensation in West Bengal has requested district magistrates of 8 districts to take away all unauthorised spiritual constructions from public puts. A few of the districts, 4 are in north Bengal, a BJP stronghold. The order has additionally directed the district management to take care of warning whilst taking out the constructions.

The districts come with Darjeeling, Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Kalimpong, East Midnapore, North 24 Parganas and East Burdwan. Police government of those districts had been requested to lend a hand district administrations to put into effect the order.

“I’m directed to surround a duplicate of the Gazette Notification No 1491-PL dated 13.04.2010, which is the coverage of this govt on ‘elimination of unauthorised temples and shrines, and so forth.’ from public puts,” the order issued to district magistrates by means of Nirmalya Ghoshal, senior particular secretary, house and hill affairs division, said. 

As consistent with the then Left Entrance-led govt order issued in April, 2010, “The federal government won’t permit any new unauthorised building in public puts. The state, govt departments and native our bodies akin to panchayats and municipalities might be alert sufficient to locate and prevent such buildings on the earliest degree, ahead of the construction beneficial properties public acceptance. The demolition, if important, would be the accountability of the dep. proudly owning the land.” 

Assets within the state management stated the TMC govt determined to undertake the erstwhile LF regime’s order after going through issues in sporting out building works as a result of encroachments by means of spiritual puts on public puts.

“Works like widening roads, setting up new roads and building of presidency constructions have come to a halt in those 8 districts as a result of encroachments by means of spiritual puts principally temples and shrines. We wish to utilise the former govt’s order to take away the obstructions,” stated an reliable of the state govt.