Kaithal administration stops construction by Vishva Hindu Parishad at disputed site

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Kaithal, June 13

The local unit of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) had to abandon the construction at a plot in front of Bhai Uday Singh Fort here today due to resistance by local residents and the administration.

The VHP is claiming ownership of the plot by virtue of donation by some shareholders in this piece of land. It used to be a part of the historical pond “Bidhkayar” in the heart of the town, adjoining the local municipal council building.

The MC claims ownership on the basis of revenue record. A case is pending in the High Court on this issue. The court had ordered status quo but had allowed the VHP to erect fencing on the plot to prevent encroachment.

The VHP had erected fencing on the plot years back. Today, they started erecting a boundary wall by digging plinths, bringing bricks to the spot and pressing into service masons and labourers.

When the administration received information about the construction, the SDM and Naib Tehsildar reportedly reached the spot and directed its stoppage till the matter is settled by the court.

SDM Kamalpreet Kaur said that she reached the site on the directions of the DC who was informed by some local resident about the VHP’s move to start construction on the site. She said the police have been asked to keep vigil on the spot and not allow any construction till the matter is decided by the High Court.

PC Mittal, president, VHP Kaithal district, claimed they had won the case years back and now wanted to construct the boundary wall. “We met the DC in the presence of MC officials today. He informed us that we should not do any construction as the matter is pending in court,” he said.