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Police halted setting-up of 'Goddess English' temple: Builders
Press Trust of India, Updated: November 01, 2010 13:16 IST
Lucknow: A temple dedicated to 'Goddess English' coming up in
nondescript Banka village of Lakhimpur Kheri district is facing
trouble with the builders of the structure alleging that the police
has asked them to stop its construction.
"Local police led by Uchauliya police station in-charge today asked
our workers to stop construction work by citing a Supreme court ruling
that no place of worship can be installed without prior permission of
the administration," Chandra Bhan Prasad, the brain behind the temple,
said.
Prasad claimed that the police cited the order which is applicable on
installing temple or mosque on a public property whereas this
particular structure is being constructed on a private property owned
by Amar Chand Jauhar, who also runs the Nalanda Public Shiksha Niketan
in the campus.
Terming the move of Lakhimpur police as an attack on democratic rights
of the people, Prasad threatened to move the court in case the "ban"
was not lifted immediately.
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"We are also trying to find out as to why the construction has been
stopped as there had not been any local complaint against it," Prasad
said.
"There are at least three schools, about 20 km around, which have
idols of goddess Saraswati and stopping construction of a temple in
another school is most unfortunate," he said.
Meanwhile, Pasgavan police station officer Ravi Srivastava denied the
charges saying that there was no question of stopping construction as
there is only a room which is coming up there.
As per the Supreme Court ruling which says that prior permission was
required for any construction of the nature, we have taken an
undertaking from the principal of the school, Shiv Shankar Nigam for
the same, he added.
Amar Chand Jauhar on whose property the temple is being constructed
said some four to five labourers were present at the site when the
police arrived to stop the work.
The temple in Banka village, whose foundation was laid in presence of
dalit intellectuals in April is being constructed with the help of
funds collected from well-wishers.
The single storey structure covered with black granite, would have an
over-three-feet-tall idol of 'Dalit Goddess English" installed on a
pedestal in the shape of a computer holding a pen, a copy of the
Indian Constitution and donning a gown and a hat.
It was set to be inaugurated on October 25 to coincide with the birth
anniversary of Lord Macaulay, whose attempts at Dalit empowerment are
appreciated by the community. The temple is set to be inaugurated
sometime next month.
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