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Deccan Herald
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Saffron outfits go on rampage, damage 200-year old tomb in UP claiming it to be a temple
Lucknow: Tension prevailed in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district after hundreds of saffron activists barged into a 200-year old 'Maqbara' (tomb) and damaged two 'mazars' (shrine) on Monday claiming it to be a temple which was 'demolished' by the Muslim rulers and converted into a to the police sources here, a large number of BJP and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) workers assembled near the tomb and, breaking the police barricades, barged into the tomb of Nawab Abdus Samad and performed 'aarti' and 'puja' in Uttar Pradesh town after Sufi saint's tomb found BJP president Mukhlal Pal and former MLA Vikram Singh led the saffron activists. They also recited 'Hanuman Chalisa' inside the saffron activists damaged two shrines inside the tomb with stones and sticks. A video which surfaced on social media purportedly showed some activists hitting the 'mazars with heavy stones and said that the members of the other community, who also reached there upon getting the information to 'confront' the saffron said that a large number of security personnel were deployed in and around the tomb and barricades were put up to prevent entry to the reports, the tomb was situated in Abu Nagar area in the district. The saffron outfits claim that it was a temple, which was converted into a tomb by the Muslims.''It is an ancient temple ... .there are symbols like trident and lotus flower inside it,'' Pal claimed. He had earlier appealed to the members of the Hindu community to perform puja there on said that they would not allow any one to change the status of the site until there was a court order or direction from the archaeological survey of India officials.
India Today
19 hours ago
- Politics
- India Today
Mob vandalises tomb outside UP mausoleum, claims it is built on top of temple
Members of a Hindu organisation vandalised a tomb in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur on Monday, claiming that the structure was built on a temple. The district administration has deployed heavy police and PAC forces across the area and erected barricades around the disputed site to prevent further controversy centers around the structure located in Abu Nagar, Rediya locality of Sadar tehsil. The tomb, officially registered under Khasra number 753 in government records as Maqbara Mangi (National Property), has become a flashpoint after members of the Math Mandir Sanrakshan Sangharsh Samiti and other Hindu groups, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), declared it to be a temple dedicated to Thakurji and Lord Shiva, allegedly over a thousand years video from the scene shows a number of people, carrying saffron flags, chanting 'Jai Shree Ram' around the tomb. The controversy erupted after the district president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mukhlal Pal, who has been at the forefront of the movement, alleged that the tomb of Nawab Abdus Samad, located in the Sadar tehsil area, is not a tomb but a temple that was altered over time. He claimed it to be a thousand-year-old temple of Thakur ji and Lord Shiva, citing the presence of a lotus flower and a trident within the structure as evidence. Following the claim, members of a Hindu organisation entered the tomb premises and vandalised the area outside the mausoleum. Reports suggest that the group plans to perform a pooja at the site today, escalating the situation further.'The form of our temple has been converted into a mosque. We Sanatan Hindus will not tolerate this. There are clear signs like lotus flowers and tridents. Tomorrow, on August 11, we will offer prayers at the temple at any cost,' Mukhlal Pal said. He also called upon Sanatanis to gather at Puri Thakur Dak Bungalow at 9 am to march and perform emphasised that the administration has accepted the structure was once a temple and warned that if prevented from worshipping, the government would be held responsible. "We are peaceful people, but if we have to fight for our religion, we are ready in every way," he District Co-convenor of Bajrang Dal, Dharmendra Singh, also vowed to perform puja at the tomb, saying, "We will offer prayers here at noon. The administration will not be able to stop us." Virendra Pandey, State Vice President of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), also claimed the site to be a temple of Lord Bholenath and Shri Krishna. 'The structure is not a tomb. There are religious symbols, Parikrama Marg, and a temple well. We want it cleaned for Janmashtami celebrations on August 16. We had informed the administration ten days ago, but they are not taking it seriously,' Pandey said. He called the site a central place of faith for Hindus and vowed to reclaim response, Mo Naseem, National Secretary of the National Ulama Council, strongly condemned the incident, calling it an attempt to distort history and communal harmony. 'It is a centuries-old tomb with graves inside. The place is clearly recorded in government documents. Are we now going to look for temples under every mosque and tomb?' he questioned. Naseem warned that if the district administration fails to stop the program planned for August 11, the Ulama Council will launch criticised the administration for entertaining only one-sided narratives and allowing religious contractors to incite tensions under the guise of note of the situation, the district administration has imposed strict security measures by installing barricades around the site, along with police forces patrolling Pandey, Junior Engineer Nagar Palika Parishad, confirmed that the barricading is being done under the orders of the District Officer to ensure no one can cross into the disputed administration continues to maintain that the land is recorded as a national property tomb, and officials are monitoring the situation closely to prevent escalation.- EndsInputs from Nitish advertisement
