Satara : Permission granted by administration for Shivaji Maharaj’s statue after Hindus’ efforts

Effect of pro-Hindu organizations exerting pressure !

Karve (Dist. Satara) : Police and Government administration allocated place for installing statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj; as a result of pressure exerted by pro-Hindu organizations.

1. Road-widening work is going on Karve- Shenoli State Highway at Karve, Taluka Karad. There is a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at a chowk near Karve village which is under the Government’s jurisdiction.

2. It was claimed by the State Irrigation Department that the statue was encroachment on Government’s land and the Department was trying to shift it somewhere else. On 28th June, a notice was served to the Gram-Panchayat that the Government would be shifting that statue; with copy of the said notice forwarded to Karad Gramin Police for information and seeking police protection from them for carrying out the work. (Had the matter involved seat of worship related to non-Hindus, will anyone dare to oppose or even touch the same ? – Editor, Dainik Sanatan Prabhat)

3. Pro-Hindu organizations had a meeting with Shri. Annasaheb Methari, Karad Taluka-Gramin Police Inspector and Irrigation Department’s Officer, Shri.  Pandhare, in this context. Initially, both the officers responded negatively to the issue but finally, under pressure exerted by pro-Hindu organizations, permission was granted for installing the statue at the same Chowk at Karve, within 9 feet circumference. They also promised to increase the area if the encroachment was removed. (If Hindus would always show such unity, all obstacles in the mission of protection of nation and Dharma can certainly be removed ! – Editor, Dainik Sanatan Prabhat)

Gram-Panchayat members Shri. Janardan Desai, Shri. Rohit Jadhav, Shri. Shivaji Thorat, Shri. Deepak Jadhav, Dy. Sarpanch Shri. Vaibhav Thorat, former Sarpanch Adhika Gujale, BJP’s Karad District-President Shri. Vikramdada Pavaskar, Shri. Rupesh Mule, Vice-President of ‘Hindu Ekata Andolan’ for Karad Taluka; Shri. Sagar Amale of ‘Shri Shivpratishthan’; Shri. Shashikant Hapase of Shiv Sena and activists of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti were present on the occasion.

Source : Dainik Sanatan Prabhat