Firstpost
  • Home
  • Video Shows
    Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
  • World
    US News
  • Explainers
  • News
    India Opinion Cricket Tech Entertainment Sports Health Photostories
  • Asia Cup 2025
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
Trending:
  • Nepal protests
  • Nepal Protests Live
  • Vice-presidential elections
  • iPhone 17
  • IND vs PAK cricket
  • Israel-Hamas war
fp-logo
Ravidas temple demolition: AAP MLA Harpal Singh Cheema seeks PM's intervention in matter, says destruction of religious structure hurt people's sentiments
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
  • Home
  • India
  • Ravidas temple demolition: AAP MLA Harpal Singh Cheema seeks PM's intervention in matter, says destruction of religious structure hurt people's sentiments

Ravidas temple demolition: AAP MLA Harpal Singh Cheema seeks PM's intervention in matter, says destruction of religious structure hurt people's sentiments

Asian News International • August 17, 2019, 10:16:07 IST
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter

AAP MLA Harpal Singh Cheema has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to intervene in the Guru Ravidas temple demolition issue and “restore the historic temple to its pristine glory”.

Advertisement
Subscribe Join Us
Add as a preferred source on Google
Prefer
Firstpost
On
Google
Ravidas temple demolition: AAP MLA Harpal Singh Cheema seeks PM's intervention in matter, says destruction of religious structure hurt people's sentiments

Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Harpal Singh Cheema has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to intervene in the Guru Ravidas temple demolition issue and “restore the historic temple to its pristine glory”. [caption id=“attachment_7177451” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]File image of AAP MLA Harpal Singh Cheema. ANI File image of AAP MLA Harpal Singh Cheema. ANI[/caption] “On behalf of millions of followers of the great saint, I would request your gracious self to intervene in the matter so as to assuage their hurt sentiments, thereby restraining them from holding peaceful protest across the country”, the AAP MLA said in the letter dated 1 August. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had, on 10 August, demolished the centuries-old Guru Ravidas temple in Delhi’s Tughlaqabad under a Supreme Court order. Cheema, who is also the leader of the opposition in Punjab Assembly, termed the demolition of the temple as “sacrilegious act” and said that it “caused great hurt to the religious sentiments” of people. “The temple was built in Tughlaqabad area more than five hundred years ago where Guruji is believed to have stayed for three days and delivered discourse to the sangat (congregation) turning in their thousands, including people from a cross section of communities’, the letter said. The AAP leader said that the “land was acquired by the DDA in 1986 during the Congress regime, forcing the then temple committee to knock on the doors of the court” while adding that the apex court “decided the case in favour of the DDA”. “Hoping you would initiate necessary steps for the restoration of the historic temple to its pristine glory. I would also request you to set up a research centre on the premises in the name of Shri Guru Ravidas Research Centre”, he said in the statement. He also urged the Prime Minister to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the issue and invoke special exemption from the court’s order keeping in view the “alarming situation that has emerged following the demolition of the temple”.

Tags
Congress Narendra Modi NewsTracker Supreme Court Tughlaqabad Harpal Singh Cheema Delhi Development Authority (DDA)
End of Article
Latest News
Find us on YouTube
Subscribe
End of Article

Impact Shorts

NDA's CP Radhakrishnan wins vice presidential election

NDA's CP Radhakrishnan wins vice presidential election

CP Radhakrishnan of BJP-led NDA won the vice presidential election with 452 votes, defeating INDIA bloc's B Sudershan Reddy who secured 300 votes. The majority mark was 377.

More Impact Shorts

Top Stories

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Top Shows

Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports

QUICK LINKS

  • Mumbai Rains
Latest News About Firstpost
Most Searched Categories
  • Web Stories
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • IPL 2025
NETWORK18 SITES
  • News18
  • Money Control
  • CNBC TV18
  • Forbes India
  • Advertise with us
  • Sitemap
Firstpost Logo

is on YouTube

Subscribe Now

Copyright @ 2024. Firstpost - All Rights Reserved

About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Terms Of Use
Home Video Shorts Live TV