Anil Sharma, Agra: Amidst the ruckus over the demolition of the temple in Alwar, Rajasthan, the problem of a temple constructed by means of encroaching railway land in Agra, Uttar Pradesh has been heated. The debate over the elimination of Chamunda Devi Temple at Raja Mandi station in Agra has began heating up. Hindutva organizations are agitated after the Railways gave understand to take away the temple. On Thursday, Hinduists protested on the railway station. The Hinduists have introduced to dedicate suicide by means of coming underneath the educate jointly after taking out the temple. After the subject reached the Leader Minister, the Railways and the district management have began looking for a center floor on this subject. The DM and SSP inspected the temple and the railway station on Wednesday night time.
Chamunda Devi Temple is constructed on platform quantity one among Raja Mandi station of Agra. This temple is claimed to be about 2 hundred and fifty years outdated. The temple is inbuilt 1716 sq. meters. On this, 172 sq. meter development is on platform quantity one among Raja ki Mandi railway station. To take away it, the railway management first issued a understand to the temple committee on 12 April. This understand used to be additionally pasted at the temple.
Later, bringing up the low pace of trains, except for the ease and protection of the passengers, the DRM tweeted and stated that the station must be closed for passengers if the unlawful development isn’t got rid of.
Chamunda Devi Temple at platform quantity one among Raja Mandi station
Case escalated after DRM’s tweet
Within the understand given by means of the Railways, 10 days time used to be given. After pasting the awareness, Hinduist organizations protested at the moment additionally. However after DRM’s tweet on Tuesday, the subject were given heated and there used to be outrage some of the Hindus.
Caution of livid agitation on elimination of temple
On Thursday, the Hindu Kalyan Mahasabha, Hindu Jagran Manch, Rashtriya Hindu Parishad and Jansatta Dal raised slogans in opposition to the railways and warned of a violent agitation in opposition to the elimination of the temple.
‘Because of anti-Hindu mindset, adamant on taking out the DRM temple’
Later a joint press convention used to be held. During which it’s been stated that if the Railways tries to take away the Chamunda Devi temple, then it’s going to have to stand the results. The temple used to be constructed prior to the railway line used to be laid. After this, all at once now the power is being made by means of the railways to take away the temple. The mazaars constructed by means of the railways at all of the stations around the nation have no longer been got rid of until date, however because of the anti-Hindu mentality, the DRM is adamant on taking out the temple.
‘The British officials may no longer smash the temple’
Mahant Vishweshwaranand Maharaj of the temple says that after the British first laid the road right here, they attempted to take away the temple to take it instantly. In spite of all of the efforts, the British officers may no longer damage the temple. In spite of everything, he needed to lay the railway observe right here in a curved form. Even prior to this, the railways has attempted to take away the temple repeatedly, nevertheless it has no longer been a hit in its plans.
On Thursday, Hinduists protested at Rajamandi station
Temple constructed first or station could also be a question of investigation – ADM
It’s been discovered that DRM Anand Swarup of Agra Railway Department has knowledgeable District Justice of the Peace Prabhu N Singh and Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath about this subject. And then the management workforce were given the temple metered on Wednesday. ADM Management Ajay Kumar Singh instructed that he has inspected with the workforce. All sides might be tested. Whether or not the temple used to be constructed first or the station could also be a question of investigation. The development has been measured and a map has been made.
After the go back of ADM, SDM and administrative workforce, on Wednesday night time, District Justice of the Peace Prabhu N Singh and SSP Sudhir Kumar Singh arrived to check up on the temple. For roughly quarter-hour, he took inventory of the development on platform one but even so the temple complicated.
What about DRM?
However, the Railways says that about six crore rupees were spent between Agra to Delhi/Mathura to strengthen the velocity of trains. Because of the curved platform at Rajamandi station, the educate has to return at a pace of 30 kmph. Because of the insurance policies of the Govt of India, the velocity of automobiles must be higher. Platform enlargement is technically vital. The DRM says that the railways has additionally given understand to spiritual puts like mosques and so on.
DRM says that there’s a plan to expand this station maintaining in view the ease of the passengers. On the other hand, this paintings can’t be completed till the platform number one of Rajamandi station isn’t free of encroachment.
