Illegal dargah near Navi Mumbai airport demolished
Success of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti’s fight |
Demand to demolish all unauthorised constructions on forts like Shivdi and Lohgad |
Navi Mumbai – The administration has demolished the dargah and other unauthorised constructions illegally erected on the land of the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) near the Navi Mumbai International Airport. Hindu Janajagruti Samiti’s continuous fight has been greatly successful with the grace of God. The Samiti wholeheartedly congratulated the Government for taking serious note of this matter and taking action to remove it.
Press Release
Success of Hindu Janjagruti Samiti’s fight : The illegal dargah near Navi Mumbai airport demolished!
Now, all unauthorized constructions on forts like Shivdi and Lohgad should be demolished!
The administration has demolished the dargah and other unauthorized… pic.twitter.com/t66S5G7IRR
— HinduJagrutiOrg (@HinduJagrutiOrg) November 21, 2024
Statement from Sunil Ghanwat, State Coordinator for Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti,
1. It has been noticed that there have been encroachments on forts like Vishalgad, Kulaba, Lohgad, Vandanagad, and Shivdi. It is necessary to remove all unauthorised constructions on these forts, which have been sanctified by the footsteps of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
2. Due to the continuous demands of the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, the unauthorised constructions on Mahim fort were removed; however, today, the Archaeology Department itself says that there are such unauthorised constructions on 35 important forts in the State.
3. We demand that the Government immediately take steps to remove such encroachments in the same way that unauthorised constructions were removed from Pratapgad fort, Mahim fort, and Navi Mumbai.
What is the matter ?
The unauthorised dargah and other constructions erected on CIDCO land had posed a threat to the Navi Mumbai International Airport and national security. In 2012, four stones were painted white and green colour. Today, in 2024, they had grabbed one acre of property. Under a tree, four white stones had become a large dargah with a compound, fountains, dome, water tanks, outhouse, guest house, and parking. This was very serious. Against this, the Samiti filed the first complaint in March 2023 and the second complaint in October 2024. At that time, Shri Balwant Pathak, the Mumbai District Coordinator of the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, Shri Mahesh Lad of Samiti, and journalist Vijay Bhor had met the vigilance officers of CIDCO. CIDCO had given a positive response regarding taking action on it. The Samiti expressed that, “By removing the said unauthorised construction, the security of the Navi Mumbai International Airport area has been ensured, and similarly, by removing unauthorised constructions on the forts of the State, the sanctity and culture there should be preserved.”