‘Bid to damage Gandhi’s legacy’: Sarva Seva Sangh development in Varanasi demolished, protestors detained

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Twelve constructions of the Gandhian social provider organisation, Akhil Bharat Sarva Sewa Sangh, have been demolished in Varanasi’s Raghat space on Saturday. Some media experiences state that the constructions demolished numbered between 15 to twenty.

The workout which reportedly started at round 7 am happened within the presence of 500 policemen, The Hindu reported.

Six bulldozers have been reportedly swung into motion to raze to the bottom the valuables which additionally incorporated the Gandhi Vidya Sansthan, an institute co-founded by means of freedom fighter Jayaprakash Narayan. It has now been allotted to the Indira Gandhi Nationwide Centre for the Arts.

Ten Gandhians have been taken into custody once they protested in opposition to the demolition. Some even lay at the floor, as in keeping with media experiences.

The Northern Railways claimed possession over the 12.90-acre of land on which the Sangh development used to be constructed. The development rests at the financial institution of the river Ganges.

However the Sangh has claimed that it purchased the valuables from the central executive by means of sale deeds bought in 1960, 1961 and 1970. 

The District Justice of the Peace on June 26 had dominated in favour of the Railways and handed an order for demolition of the organisation’s buildings constructed on railway land.

The Sangh didn’t get aid at the demolition order from the Allahabad Prime Courtroom and the Very best Courtroom.

In July, the premises of the organisation have been evacuated within the presence of police and activists have been detained.

Ram Dhiraj, the pinnacle of the Sarva Sewa Sangh’s Varanasi department, used to be quoted by means of The Telegraph, sooner than his arrest: “The Uttar Pradesh executive and the Indian Railways have performed a filthy trick to focus on Gandhi. They proved in court docket with the assistance of solid papers that the Sangh’s land handle the railways used to be unlawful. We misplaced the case in Varanasi and the top court docket, however hope to end up within the Very best Courtroom that we had paid the railways for roughly 13 acres of land. We had submitted paperwork to toughen our declare that the deal used to be finalised after it used to be authorized by means of Rajendra Prasad, the then President.”

Sarva Seva Sangh president Chandan Friend in a commentary strongly condemned the act: “It’s obvious that this demolition is being performed below the directive of the High Minister’s Place of work a reality that may stain the pages of Indian historical past with disgrace.” Varanasi is PM Modi’s parliamentary constituency.

“The destruction of treasured literary works from luminaries corresponding to Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave, Jayaprakash, Dada Dharmadhikari, Narayan Desai, JC Kumarappa, Dhirendra Majumdar, Sivananda and J Krishnamurthy represents a depressing bankruptcy in our country’s heritage,” he stated within the press commentary.

Congress normal secretary and UP in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on her Fb web page had stated that the demolition is an “assault at the legacy of the Father of the Country, Mahatma Gandhi”.

Congress chief Jairam Ramesh condemned the act by means of pronouncing “the BJP is now crossing all limits of shamelessness.” “Makes an attempt to usurp and damage Gandhi’s legacy have already taken position at Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat and Gandhigram in Wardha,” he tweeted.

प्रधानमंत्री के संसदीय क्षेत्र वाराणसी में गांधी, JP और लाल बहादुर शास्त्री जैसे महापुरुषों की विरासत से जुड़े सर्व सेवा संघ पर बुल्डोज़र चलना शर्मनाक है।

गांधी की विरासत को हड़पने और नष्ट करने के प्रयास पहले गुजरात के साबरमती आश्रम और वर्धा के गांधीग्राम में हो चुके हैं। अब… https://t.co/kOsnoznyPD

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) August 12, 2023

Activists like Medha Patkar, Yogendra Yadav and Rakesh Tikait have been a part of the loads of those that protested in opposition to the demolition for months.

The Sarva Sewa Sangh used to be arrange in 1948 as a registered society by means of freedom fighter Acharya Vinoba Bhave to propagate the tips and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.

The involved belongings housed a e-newsletter area, Sarva Seva Sangh Prakashan, a unfastened preschool for kids from socio-economically weaker sections, a visitor area, a library, a gathering corridor, a naturopathy centre), a formative years coaching centre, a khadi bhandaar and a statue of Mahatma Gandhi. It properties round 80 properties, places of work and dwelling quarters.

The Telegraph stated that the organisation’s Varanasi unit has about 50 participants, most commonly aged Gandhians who pay a club charge and in addition educate on the casual institute.

In step with the web page of the Sarva Seva Sangh, it used to be began after a gathering in Sevagram, Wardha in March, 1948. The assembly used to be attended by means of India’s first High Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and primary President Dr Rajendra Prasad.

“…Sarva Seva Sangh got here into lifestyles in April, 1948 after merging 5 optimistic organisations e.g., Akhil Bharat Charkha Sangh, Akhil Bharat Gram Udyod Sangh, Akhil Bharat Move Seva Sangh, Hindustani Talimi Sangh & Mahrogi Sava Mandal,” says the web page.

Twelve constructions of the Gandhian social provider organisation, Akhil Bharat Sarva Sewa Sangh, have been demolished in Varanasi’s Raghat space on Saturday. Some media experiences state that the constructions demolished numbered between 15 to twenty.

The workout which reportedly started at round 7 am happened within the presence of 500 policemen, The Hindu reported.

Six bulldozers have been reportedly swung into motion to raze to the bottom the valuables which additionally incorporated the Gandhi Vidya Sansthan, an institute co-founded by means of freedom fighter Jayaprakash Narayan. It has now been allotted to the Indira Gandhi Nationwide Centre for the Arts.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Ten Gandhians have been taken into custody once they protested in opposition to the demolition. Some even lay at the floor, as in keeping with media experiences.

The Northern Railways claimed possession over the 12.90-acre of land on which the Sangh development used to be constructed. The development rests at the financial institution of the river Ganges.

However the Sangh has claimed that it purchased the valuables from the central executive by means of sale deeds bought in 1960, 1961 and 1970. 

The District Justice of the Peace on June 26 had dominated in favour of the Railways and handed an order for demolition of the organisation’s buildings constructed on railway land.

The Sangh didn’t get aid at the demolition order from the Allahabad Prime Courtroom and the Very best Courtroom.

In July, the premises of the organisation have been evacuated within the presence of police and activists have been detained.

Ram Dhiraj, the pinnacle of the Sarva Sewa Sangh’s Varanasi department, used to be quoted by means of The Telegraph, sooner than his arrest: “The Uttar Pradesh executive and the Indian Railways have performed a filthy trick to focus on Gandhi. They proved in court docket with the assistance of solid papers that the Sangh’s land handle the railways used to be unlawful. We misplaced the case in Varanasi and the top court docket, however hope to end up within the Very best Courtroom that we had paid the railways for roughly 13 acres of land. We had submitted paperwork to toughen our declare that the deal used to be finalised after it used to be authorized by means of Rajendra Prasad, the then President.”

Sarva Seva Sangh president Chandan Friend in a commentary strongly condemned the act: “It’s obvious that this demolition is being performed below the directive of the High Minister’s Place of work a reality that may stain the pages of Indian historical past with disgrace.” Varanasi is PM Modi’s parliamentary constituency.

“The destruction of treasured literary works from luminaries corresponding to Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave, Jayaprakash, Dada Dharmadhikari, Narayan Desai, JC Kumarappa, Dhirendra Majumdar, Sivananda and J Krishnamurthy represents a depressing bankruptcy in our country’s heritage,” he stated within the press commentary.

Congress normal secretary and UP in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on her Fb web page had stated that the demolition is an “assault at the legacy of the Father of the Country, Mahatma Gandhi”.

Congress chief Jairam Ramesh condemned the act by means of pronouncing “the BJP is now crossing all limits of shamelessness.” “Makes an attempt to usurp and damage Gandhi’s legacy have already taken position at Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat and Gandhigram in Wardha,” he tweeted.

प्रधानमंत्री के संसदीय क्षेत्र वाराणसी में गांधी, JP और लाल बहादुर शास्त्री जैसे महापुरुषों की विरासत से जुड़े सर्व सेवा संघ पर बुल्डोज़र चलना शर्मनाक है।
गांधी की विरासत को हड़पने और नष्ट करने के प्रयास पहले गुजरात के साबरमती आश्रम और वर्धा के गांधीग्राम में हो चुके हैं। अब… https://t.co/kOsnoznyPD
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) August 12, 2023
Activists like Medha Patkar, Yogendra Yadav and Rakesh Tikait have been a part of the loads of those that protested in opposition to the demolition for months.

The Sarva Sewa Sangh used to be arrange in 1948 as a registered society by means of freedom fighter Acharya Vinoba Bhave to propagate the tips and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.

The involved belongings housed a e-newsletter area, Sarva Seva Sangh Prakashan, a unfastened preschool for kids from socio-economically weaker sections, a visitor area, a library, a gathering corridor, a naturopathy centre), a formative years coaching centre, a khadi bhandaar and a statue of Mahatma Gandhi. It properties round 80 properties, places of work and dwelling quarters.

The Telegraph stated that the organisation’s Varanasi unit has about 50 participants, most commonly aged Gandhians who pay a club charge and in addition educate on the casual institute.

In step with the web page of the Sarva Seva Sangh, it used to be began after a gathering in Sevagram, Wardha in March, 1948. The assembly used to be attended by means of India’s first High Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and primary President Dr Rajendra Prasad.

“…Sarva Seva Sangh got here into lifestyles in April, 1948 after merging 5 optimistic organisations e.g., Akhil Bharat Charkha Sangh, Akhil Bharat Gram Udyod Sangh, Akhil Bharat Move Seva Sangh, Hindustani Talimi Sangh & Mahrogi Sava Mandal,” says the web page.