‘Sisodia’s proposal ignored’: Atishi writes to Delhi L-G over order on ‘demolition of 14 religious places’

 The Delhi PWD Minister requested the governor to revoke the demolition order of 11 temples and 3 mazars so that “the religious faith of the people of Delhi is not hurt".

“I request you again that temples and other religious places should not be demolished in Delhi. People’s faith is attached to these, ” she said.

Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) minister Atishi alleged that L-G V K Saxena ordered the demolition of 14 religious places including three mazars in the National Capital, adding that a Shiva temple in Northeast Delhi was razed Sunday morning

In the letter, the minister wrote, “I have received information from the PWD department that you have ordered the demolition of 14 religious places in Delhi. It includes 11 temples and 3 tombs. I was told by the officers of the department that when the proposal to demolish these religious places came to the then Home Minister Manish Sisodia through the Religious Committee in February 2023, he registered his protest and said that instead of demolishing the temple, we should change the design of the project.”

Atishi alleged that the L-G rejected Sisodia’s proposal and ordered the demolition of these temples and other religious places. “Officers have also told that you wrote in the file that the demolition of temples is a matter of ‘law