India: VHP fences ancient site in Kaithal, Congress protests

VHP fences ancient site in Kaithal, Congress protests
by Satish Seth

Kaithal, April 24.
Vishav Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal activists last night fenced a piece of land in front of the fort of Bhai Uday Singh, the last ruler of Kaithal, staking claim for its possession

Taking a serious view of this act, a large number of Congress workers led by Sudeep Surjewala held a meeting here today and criticized the VHP. Workers took out a procession and handed over a memorandum to City magistrate Reegan Kumar. The administration should not allow the illegal possession and take strict action against those who wanted to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere of the town.

This piece of land is part of the famous Bidhikiyar pond and the local municipal council had spent lakhs filling the pond site before renovation of the old fort was started. The VHP claimed that they had put up the barbed wire at the site in view of the order of the Punjab and Haryana High court on November 14, 2014.
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