Advocate Pujya Suresh Kulkarni is the Legal Advisor to the Maharashtra Mandir Mahasangh and the advocate leading the legal battle in the Tuljapur Temple land scam case.
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti’s Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh State Coordinator Mr Sunil Ghanwat said, “Out of the 14 members, 10 are Government officials. In fact, there should have been more members from organisations that are actively working for the conservation of forts and hill forts.
The State Government informed the Court that the matter is directly related to national security & prior permission under the prescribed rules is mandatory for any permanent construction in sensitive areas adjoining the international border
Encroachments have been found on the lands belonging to Category A, B and C temples under the Religious Endowments Department.
The Samiti has also demanded the immediate dismissal of municipal employee Kanepagul for violating the Maharashtra Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1979.
The memorandum also alleges that the Chinese military has built roads and military bases inside Indian territory.
Devotees have demanded that the local administration and the Archaeological Survey of India remove the encroachments at the earliest, stating that a case of Land Jihad is taking place in the temple premises.
The shops, stalls, and buildings in the vicinity of Jadavpur Railway Station were completely illegal and had encroached upon railway property.
According to the administration, the mosque had been built on railway land. The matter was taken to court, which ruled in favour of the Railways.
Shiv Sena chief, the then District Chief Anand Dighe initiated the bell-ringing protest at this location, and it continues even today.