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

    Via On-line Table

    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.

  • Yogi executive’s motion to run bulldozers in Haridwar sparks outrage amongst Akhara saints

    Specific Information Carrier

    DEHRADUN: Bairagi saints in Haridwar on Thursday condemned the demolition in their huts through the Uttar Pradesh irrigation division at the pretext of eliminating encroachments and threatened to move on an indefinite starvation strike if the reconstruction isn’t achieved through February 13. Within the assembly held at Haridwar Nirmohi Akhara, the saints dwelling in Bairagi Camp house additionally demanded the Uttar Pradesh
    executive take motion in opposition to the officers involved. The saints additionally threatened to document a contempt of court docket case in opposition to the officers.

    Addressing numerous saints, Mahant Baba Balram Das Hathyogi of Digambar Akhara mentioned, “Bairagi Camp land is Kumbh mela land reserved for Bairagi Akharas the place all of the 3 Bairagi Akharas – Shri Panch Nirmahi Ani Akhara, Shri Panch Nirvani Ani Akhara and Shri Panch Digambar Ani Akhara- are held. However the Uttar Pradesh irrigation division many times stressed saints within the identify of encroachment which might not be permitted”.

    Haridwar District Justice of the Peace Vinay Shankar Pandey advised The New Indian Specific, “The topic is totally associated with the Uttar Pradesh executive. Because the belongings is situated in Uttarakhand, we offer them police help on the similar time when lend a hand is sought from Uttarakhand in the case of legislation and order”.

    Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Division SDO ShivKumar Kaushik advised this newspaper, “UP owns 1500 hectares of land in Uttarakhand. 700 hectares of land is transferred to Uttarakhand all over every Kumbh Mela, which is mechanically transferred to Uttar Pradesh after the finishing touch of the mela”. “After the Kumbh Mela led to 2021, there are some unlawful occupants nonetheless provide on it, who’re being duly got rid of”, added SDO Kaushik.

    “On a PIL filed within the Uttarakhand Prime Court docket through Congress chief Dharamveer Saini referring to encroachment at Bairagi camp, the irrigation division had ready a listing of 658 households that have been to be got rid of within the identify of unlawful encroachment,” native councillor Sachin Agarwal mentioned. “Those 3 akharas are a number of the 658 households in opposition to which the saints had appealed within the top court docket. He were given a keep order from the court docket, a replica of which used to be additionally made to be had to the Irrigation Division of Uttar Pradesh a number of days in the past.

    Mahant Vishnu Das Maharaj of Nirmohi Akhara mentioned, “It isn’t but determined whether or not this land belongs to the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Division or the Uttarakhand Irrigation Division, however the UP officers are harassing the saints”. He additionally alleged, “Loads of unlawful everlasting structures in bairagi camp don’t seem to be being got rid of and handiest Bairagi Akharas are being focused”.

    DEHRADUN: Bairagi saints in Haridwar on Thursday condemned the demolition in their huts through the Uttar Pradesh irrigation division at the pretext of eliminating encroachments and threatened to move on an indefinite starvation strike if the reconstruction isn’t achieved through February 13. Within the assembly held at Haridwar Nirmohi Akhara, the saints dwelling in Bairagi Camp house additionally demanded the Uttar Pradesh
    executive take motion in opposition to the officers involved. The saints additionally threatened to document a contempt of court docket case in opposition to the officers.

    Addressing numerous saints, Mahant Baba Balram Das Hathyogi of Digambar Akhara mentioned, “Bairagi Camp land is Kumbh mela land reserved for Bairagi Akharas the place all of the 3 Bairagi Akharas – Shri Panch Nirmahi Ani Akhara, Shri Panch Nirvani Ani Akhara and Shri Panch Digambar Ani Akhara- are held. However the Uttar Pradesh irrigation division many times stressed saints within the identify of encroachment which might not be permitted”.

    Haridwar District Justice of the Peace Vinay Shankar Pandey advised The New Indian Specific, “The topic is totally associated with the Uttar Pradesh executive. Because the belongings is situated in Uttarakhand, we offer them police help on the similar time when lend a hand is sought from Uttarakhand in the case of legislation and order”.

    Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Division SDO ShivKumar Kaushik advised this newspaper, “UP owns 1500 hectares of land in Uttarakhand. 700 hectares of land is transferred to Uttarakhand all over every Kumbh Mela, which is mechanically transferred to Uttar Pradesh after the finishing touch of the mela”. “After the Kumbh Mela led to 2021, there are some unlawful occupants nonetheless provide on it, who’re being duly got rid of”, added SDO Kaushik.

    “On a PIL filed within the Uttarakhand Prime Court docket through Congress chief Dharamveer Saini referring to encroachment at Bairagi camp, the irrigation division had ready a listing of 658 households that have been to be got rid of within the identify of unlawful encroachment,” native councillor Sachin Agarwal mentioned. “Those 3 akharas are a number of the 658 households in opposition to which the saints had appealed within the top court docket. He were given a keep order from the court docket, a replica of which used to be additionally made to be had to the Irrigation Division of Uttar Pradesh a number of days in the past.

    Mahant Vishnu Das Maharaj of Nirmohi Akhara mentioned, “It isn’t but determined whether or not this land belongs to the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Division or the Uttarakhand Irrigation Division, however the UP officers are harassing the saints”. He additionally alleged, “Loads of unlawful everlasting structures in bairagi camp don’t seem to be being got rid of and handiest Bairagi Akharas are being focused”.

  • Tentative date for Noida dual towers demolition moved to August 21

    Through PTI

    NOIDA: The tentative date for demolition of Supertech’s unlawful dual towers in Noida has been moved from August 28 to August 21, officers stated on Tuesday.

    The Ultimate Court docket had previous approved extending the demolition date until August 28 from Might 22 this 12 months after the personal corporate engaged for the paintings approached it with a plea for time extension.

    “The tentative date for demolition has been moved to August 21 now. The point in time extension granted via the honourable Ultimate Court docket is until August 28. The verdict has been taken in an effort to create a buffer length in order that the paintings is done finally via August 28,” Noida Authority’s CEO Ritu Maheshwari informed PTI.

    The senior IAS officer stated the personal company, Edifice Engineering, engaged for the demolition paintings via Supertech on Tuesday made a presentation to the Noida Authority in regards to the paintings growth and its preparation.

    “The corporate stated they’re not off course for the activity. It stated it has by itself taken a buffer length of 12 days from the true date of demolition (August 28). They’re going to be able 12 days prematurely. So it’s been determined to shift the demolition date via one week to August 21,” Maheshwari stated.

    The Ultimate Court docket had on August 31 remaining 12 months ordered the demolition of the just about 100-metre tall dual towers which had arise in violation of creating bye-laws within Supertech’s Emerald Court docket staff housing society in sector 93A.

    The towers have been previous scheduled for demolition on Might 22 and check blasts have been hung on April 10 on the website via Edifice Engineering, which has additional roped in South African company Jet Demolitions for the paintings owing to its experience within the activity.

    Throughout the assembly, chaired via Maheshwari, the standing of compliance of the court docket orders with the described prerequisites and the issues bobbing up out of the demolition have been mentioned, the Noida Authority stated in a observation.

    But even so the Noida Authority, officers of the police division, fireplace division, Air pollution Regulate Board, Central Construction Analysis Institute (CBRI), Edifice Engineering and Supertech staff have been additionally provide.

    Citizens Welfare Affiliation contributors of the Emerald Court docket society and its adjacent ATS village additionally took section within the discussions, it stated.

    “Because the demolition court cases must be accomplished via August 28, due to this fact, to verify compliance with the orders of Ultimate Court docket, the date August 21 was once mounted for the demolition, taking a grace length of 1 week, in order that in any unavoidable cases, the demolition should be finished via August 28, 2022,” the observation learn.

    Through Wednesday, the spaces falling inside the radius of fifty metres of the dual towers must be known and the ideas made to be had to each the RWAs, the Noida Authority requested the demolition company.

    The pre-demolition structural audit of this 5-metre radius space via Edifice Engineering must be supplied to the CBRI via June 30 and via the similar time it must make to be had its plan for clinical disposal of building and demolition waste to the Uttar Pradesh Air pollution Regulate Board, in keeping with the observation.

    The demolition company has additionally been requested to provide a document of the vibration check for the April 10 check blasts to the Gasoline Authority of India Restricted (GAIL) and the CBRI. This document must be made to be had to them via June 20, it added.