Protesting razing of Sai temple at Bittan Market by Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), Hindu Organisations and BJP corporators staged a protest at the BMC office on Saturday; city mayor Alok Sharma and BMC chairman Surjeet Singh Chouhan have raised allegations that BMC commissioner has taken action without informing.
For the proposed Biogas plant in Bittan Market area Sai temple was razed late in the night by BMC and when the locals came to know they started to protest. The issue escalated when Hindu Organisations and BJP corporators joined the protest.
Annoyed over the action BJP leaders and traders protested throughout the day and raised slogans against the BMC commissioner Tejaswi S Naik demanding removal of Naik.
In the afternoon when the staged became fierce heavy police force was deployed to control the situation and senior officials remained stationed during the protest.
The Bittan Market Retailers Association decided for the closure of weekly market on Saturday and all the nearby shops were forced to shut by the protestors. Convener of Sanskriti Bachao Manch Chandrashekhar Tiwari said that if the temple is not rebuilt then they would stage protest again.
The temple of Sai Baba of Shirdi was built 30 years ago and in the action by the BMC the idol remained unharmed while whole temple was damaged completely.
Chairman of mayor in council Surjeet Singh strongly condemned the action and claimed that even after their government and council the commissioner and low rung officials have not provided any information that BMC would raze the structure.