The controversy over Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Azam Khan’s alleged move to demolish the historical gate of the Rampur Fort and effort to steal a gold statue on that gate took an interesting turn when the Central Government intervened in the matter.
Central Ministry of Cultural Affair reportedly directed the Director General of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to take necessary action in this regard.
Congress legislator Nawab Kazim Ali aka Naved Mia, who, already, handed over a memorandum to Governor B l Joshi seeking his intervention to prevent Mohammad Azam Khan from demolishing the historical gate of the Rampur Fort and stealing a gold statue on that gate, claimed that on his letter, Ms Chandresh Kumari, Union Minister for cultural affairs, asked DG ASI to take necessary action in the matter.
He claimed that DG ASI has been asked to stop Rampur administration from doing any damage to the wall of Rampur Qila and also to monitor that how the Rampur Club has been transferred to trust ownen by the UP Minister. He said that the Union Minister also directed to declare Rampur Club as protected monument. Nawed Mia further claimed to have also filed a writ in the High Court seeking preservation of ancient and historical monuments.