Monday, 24 November 2014 - 2:31pm IST |
On Saturday, November 22, tension prevailed at Kacharakanahalli, Bangalore Central, when a posse of policemen attempted to demolish some unauthorised structures constructed by Sri Rama Temple management committee. The police force was supervised by V Shankar, deputy commissioner of Bangalore Urban, who stated that the structures were built on the property of Kacharakanahalli Lake and was violating the law.
Trouble ensued when hundreds of people from Kacharakanahalli and neighbouring areas thronged to protest the demolition of structures on the temple premises. Protesters shouted slogans asking the deputy commissioner to suspend the demolition drive. Meanwhile, local MP PC Mohan, MLC TA Saravana and corporator Padmanabha Reddy rushed to the spot to control the angry mob. “I recieved information that the Sri Rama Temple is being demolished so I rushed to the spot to stop it. I am not against clearing encroachments on the lake land but I also don’t want the deputy commissioner to demolish the temple structure. Some people have already constructed houses near the temple, which were allotted by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) in 1978. The then government committed a blunder by allowing BDA to form a layout on lake land. It is the responsibility of the state government to solve the issue. I do not want anyone to lose their houses,’’ Mohan said.
The situation was brought under control after the deputy commissioner called-off the activity. “The temple management committee has agreed to remove illegal structures. So, I do not want to demolish it. I will take measures to fence the lake land and prevent encroachment,’’ Shankar said.
Trouble ensued when hundreds of people from Kacharakanahalli and neighbouring areas thronged to protest the demolition of structures on the temple premises. Protesters shouted slogans asking the deputy commissioner to suspend the demolition drive. Meanwhile, local MP PC Mohan, MLC TA Saravana and corporator Padmanabha Reddy rushed to the spot to control the angry mob. “I recieved information that the Sri Rama Temple is being demolished so I rushed to the spot to stop it. I am not against clearing encroachments on the lake land but I also don’t want the deputy commissioner to demolish the temple structure. Some people have already constructed houses near the temple, which were allotted by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) in 1978. The then government committed a blunder by allowing BDA to form a layout on lake land. It is the responsibility of the state government to solve the issue. I do not want anyone to lose their houses,’’ Mohan said.
The situation was brought under control after the deputy commissioner called-off the activity. “The temple management committee has agreed to remove illegal structures. So, I do not want to demolish it. I will take measures to fence the lake land and prevent encroachment,’’ Shankar said.
http://www.iamin.in/en/bangalore-south/news/hundreds-protest-against-demolition-temple-structures-46866
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