Raipur District Magistrate O P Choudhary said, “In line with the directions of the Supreme Court, a large team began demolition of the structure. Express photoActing on a Supreme Court order, the BJP-led Chhattisgarh government early Sunday began the process of demolishing a Hanuman temple that was built on land illegally owned by a trust of the Vidhan Sabha Speaker. On May 15, the Supreme Court ordered demolition of the Hanuman temple, as well as 19 shops that had been built by the Chagan Lal Govind Ram Trust, owned by Speaker Gaurishankar Agrawal. On the question of the temple, we are not in favour of its demolition.” Rakesh Choubey of Humar Sangwari, the NGO that filed the petition in the Supreme Court, said, “Communal tension is being fanned in the state by the government.

Source: Indian Express July 03, 2016 21:14 UTC