Encroachment round Afzal Khan’s tomb eliminated; `proud day’, says Maha Deputy CM Fadnavis
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PUNE: The Satara district administration in Maharashtra on Thursday demolished unauthorized constructions that stood on authorities land across the tomb of Afzal Khan, a common of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur.
Khan was killed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the foot of Pratapgad Fort within the district in November 1659.
Subsequently, a tomb was constructed on the spot.
The demolition was carried out as per the High Court’s order, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis mentioned, including that it was a “proud day”.
The demolition occurred on the day Khan was killed by the legendary Maratha king in 1659.
It is noticed as `Shivpratap Din’ by some organizations in Maharashtra.
The motion began within the early hours of Thursday amid heavy police safety and it nonetheless occurring, officers mentioned.
Satara collector Ruchesh Jaiwanshi instructed PTI that unauthorized constructions had been unfold over 15 to twenty gunthas of land (one guntha is the same as 1,089 sq. toes).
Some portion of the land belongs to the forest division whereas some parcels belong to the income division, he added.
“Today is a proud day for everyone as today is Shivpratap din. On this day, Afzal Khan was killed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,” deputy CM Fadnavis instructed Marathi newschannels elsewhere.
“In 2007, the court had ordered removal of the encroachment. In 2017, we started the process but some legal problems came up,” he added.
“There were demands (of removal of encroachment) from `Shiv-premise’ (Shivaji Maharaj’s followers) but when they staged protests, cases were registered against them and the encroachment was never removed. Today, it is a matter of satisfaction for everyone that the entire encroachment has been removed,” Fadnavis mentioned.
PUNE: The Satara district administration in Maharashtra on Thursday demolished unauthorized constructions that stood on authorities land across the tomb of Afzal Khan, a common of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur.
Khan was killed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the foot of Pratapgad Fort within the district in November 1659.
Subsequently, a tomb was constructed on the spot.
The demolition was carried out as per the High Court’s order, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis mentioned, including that it was a “proud day”.
The demolition occurred on the day Khan was killed by the legendary Maratha king in 1659.
It is noticed as `Shivpratap Din’ by some organizations in Maharashtra.
The motion began within the early hours of Thursday amid heavy police safety and it nonetheless occurring, officers mentioned.
Satara collector Ruchesh Jaiwanshi instructed PTI that unauthorized constructions had been unfold over 15 to twenty gunthas of land (one guntha is the same as 1,089 sq. toes).
Some portion of the land belongs to the forest division whereas some parcels belong to the income division, he added.
“Today is a proud day for everyone as today is Shivpratap din. On this day, Afzal Khan was killed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,” deputy CM Fadnavis instructed Marathi newschannels elsewhere.
“In 2007, the court had ordered removal of the encroachment. In 2017, we started the process but some legal problems came up,” he added.
“There were demands (of removal of encroachment) from `Shiv-premise’ (Shivaji Maharaj’s followers) but when they staged protests, cases were registered against them and the encroachment was never removed. Today, it is a matter of satisfaction for everyone that the entire encroachment has been removed,” Fadnavis mentioned.
