The Revenue Department on Monday said that installation of the 750-tonne statue was in violation of a High Court order. But their initial refusal to allow the statue to enter the plot gave rise to a political storm with the BJP claiming that the ruling Congress MLA K.J. Dayanand, DC, Bengaluru (Urban) visited the spot along with Muzrai officials and objected to the statue being taken to the temple. The statue has been temporarily housed in a plot adjoining the temple complex (Survey number 135, acquired by BDA), which is not covered by the High Court order. “The statue was first stopped by the Election Commission and later by the Muzrai Department over a High Court order.

Source: The Hindu April 09, 2018 16:31 UTC