Reportedly delhi chief minister Atishi tuesday alleged that an order was issued by a panel on the “directions of Lt governor VK Saxena" for demolition of multiple Hindu and Buddhist religious structures, a charge refuted by the lg office as “cheap politics". The lg secretariat in a statement said neither are any temples, mosques, churches or any other place of worship being demolished, nor has any file in this regard was received by it.
Perhaps in a letter to lg Saxena, the chief minister said she was informed that the ‘Religious Committee’, in a meeting on november 22, ordered for demolition of the religious structures in the national capital. It has been decided by the Religious Committee “on your directions, and with your approval" to demolish multiple religious structures across delhi, the chief minister claimed. In a sharp reply, the lg secretariat alleged that the chief minister is playing “cheap politics" to divert attention from her as well as her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal’s “failures".
The chief minister said an order was issued last year by the lg office stating that demolition of religious structures is a matter related to “public order" and would be directly under the purview of the LG. She said in a letter to lg “Since then the work of the Religious Committee has been directly monitored by you. All files of the Religious Committee are routed from the home department to the the lg office, completely bypassing the chief minister and the home minister".
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