An illegal memorial to Tipu Sultan built at a crossroad in Dhule city has been bulldozed. On behalf of the local Hindu organizations, the office-bearers of the Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha had complained that Farooq Anwar Shah, the local MLA of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), had illegally built a memorial of Tipu Sultan in the middle of the road in Dhule Chowk. Following this complaint, the memorial was demolished. This memorial was built at the intersection of 100 feet road Vadjai Road.
The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha had written a letter to the Home Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of the state, Devendra Fadnavis, demanding the removal of this memorial. Along with this, a letter was also written to the SP and the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation Dhule. After the complaint, the officials had given instructions to take action. Security has been tightened in the city following the action.
In Dhule city, the Municipal Corporation has constructed a 100 feet road from D Mart to Bypass Highway and Tipu Sultan’s memorial was built in the middle of the same road. BJP Yuva Morcha complained about the memorial and said that Tipu Sultan’s memorial should be removed from there. Along with this, BJYM had also demanded action against MLA Farooq Shah in the letter.
Let us tell you that a temple in Dhule was vandalized a few days ago, after which the people of the city got angry. At the same time, after the demolition of the memorial, security has been tightened keeping in mind the security arrangements in Dhule.
DM-SP said – the contractor himself removed
District Collector Jalaj Sharma said that the construction of the memorial built at the crossroads in the city was removed by the contractor himself on Friday morning. He said that the role of MLA Farooq Shah is important in resolving this dispute.
At the same time, Superintendent of Police Sanjay Barkund said that the contractor who built the memorial of Tipu Sultan himself removed it. There was a protest about this because permission was not given according to the rules regarding the construction of Tipu Sultan’s memorial. The SP has appealed not to believe in rumors and maintain peace.