Srikhetra Has Turned Into Kurukshetra: Bijoy Takes A Dig At Odisha Govt

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Strongly criticising the razing of structures near Puri Srimandir, senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra today slammed the Naveen-led government citing that in just seven days, it has turned Srikhetra into a Kurukshetra. He further held the demolition drive 'illegal' while referring to reports of government initiating the move based on an interim report of the BP Das Commission.

Mohapatra said, "The government doesn't have any Constitutional or legal rights to demolish the heritage structures. With several bulldozers and 20 platoons of police force, the administration razed everything in Puri."

Meanwhile, a meeting of Puri district administration with a 15-member team representing various stakeholders over the ongoing demolition work near Srimandir failed today after Collector Balwant Singh rejected the proposal to stop eviction drive around Srimandir. "Razing of the commercial set-ups will continue for safety and security of the temple. The team has decided to apprise Odisha CM over the issue," Singh said.

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