By Nirnay Kapoor & Nivedita Dash
The Gujarat government had taken a strict stance on illegal construction of dargahs. In the latest case from Kutch the government has bulldozed encroachment of Bhangoriwandh in the coastal area of Abdasa. Two Dargahs and other illegal constructions on government land have been demolished. For the past several days, shops including dargahs and madrassas built by encroachment on government lands in Kutch are being removed. Dargahs where action has been taken are Vadapir and Haji Ibrahim Pir.
Dargah in Junagadh bulldozed
Recently, the administration took strict action against the Dargah located at Majwadi Gate in Junagadh, Gujarat. The construction work of this Dargah started near Majwadi Darwaza decades ago. However, the number of Dargah spiked with time. According to reports, the Dargah was built by illegally occupying the government land in the middle of the road. This illegal Dargah was demolished by the administration. By taking bulldozer action, the administration had razed this Dargah to the ground. Although an attempt has been made to demolish this Dargah in June 2023, but the Dargah could not be demolished at that time.
During this time, 1000 policemen had taken charge of security. After this, the work of demolishing the Dargah started in the night itself. By 5 am the Dargah was demolished and the entire land was flattened. Let us tell you that when the bulldozer operation was going on, barricading was done 400 meters in advance on the roads, so that the movement could be stopped.
This story was originally published in indiatvnews.com.
