New Delhi: The Congress has hit out on the ruling BJP dispensation in Madhya Pradesh after six statues alongside the ‘Mahakal Lok’ hall in Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated simply seven months in the past, had been broken throughout a squall. The opposition get together has alleged that corruption by the BJP authorities compromised the development of the ‘Saptarishi’ statues, due to which they had been so simply toppled by robust winds.
At a press convention within the get together headquarters right here Tuesday, the Congress’s MP in-charge J.P. Aggarwal stated that the BJP had “fiddled with the religion” of crores of Indians by indulging in “corruption” whereas constructing the statues.
“In Karnataka we had given a slogan of 40 per cent sarkar. The same rip-off has come to gentle in Madhya Pradesh. That too within the Mahakal Mandir of Ujjain. The BJP didn’t maintain even the sacred Mahakal away from its loot. There couldn’t have been an even bigger loot within the identify of faith. Bhagwaan ko bhi nahi choda (They didn’t even spare god)”, stated Aggarwal.
He additional stated: “When the Lokayukta recognized some officers who carried out this loot within the identify of faith, your complete authorities obtained concerned in saving them and shut down the inquiry.”
Demanding a excessive court-monitored probe into the matter, Aggarwal requested if the statues had been “fabricated from paper”.
“How can a statue price crores get destroyed simply due to somewhat wind?” he additional requested.
The Congress chief additionally questioned whether or not the tender for the primary part of the Mahakal undertaking — price Rs 351 crore — was given to an organization from Gujarat.
“Will the BJP not apologise for this affront to the sanatan dharma?” he requested.
Aggarwal additional stated that if the Congress involves energy in Madhya Pradesh, it’s going to rebuild the statues utilizing tremendous granite, partaking the perfect sculptors from the state.
The allegations come at a time when Madhya Pradesh meeting polls are simply months away. Based on get together sources, very like it did in Karnataka, the Congress — led by former CM and state get together chief Kamal Nath — might be utilizing corruption allegations as one in every of its most important ballot planks in opposition to the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP authorities.
The Congress has already kicked off a large Hindu outreach programme within the state, with Kamal Nath visiting varied dhams and even beginning a ‘pujari prakoshth’ (priest cell) within the state. Nath has additionally projected himself as a bonafide ‘Hanuman bhakt’, having constructed a large Hanuman temple in his constituency, Chhindwara.
(Edited by Gitanjali Das)
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