BJP corporator in Vadodara gets death threat on phone files police complaint
Ahmedabad Oct 22 PTI A corporator of the BJP-ruled Vadodara Municipal Corporation VMC has claimed he received a death threat over the phone from an unidentified person for raising the issue of alleged illegal construction of a mosque in the Gujarat city police said on FridayNitin Donga the BJP corporator from ward No10 of the VMC submitted an application to the Gotri police station seeking action against the person who had called him from an international number on Thursday nightWe have received his complaint in the form of an application and have started our investigation said police inspector BG ChetariyaIn his application to the Gotri police Donga said the person on the other side threatened him saying If you demolish the mosque we will demolish youThe mosque in question is currently under construction in the Tandalja area of Vadodara city and falls in ward No 11After getting a representation about illegal construction I visited the spot and learnt that instead of leaving 6 metres of margin as per the rules only two metres has been left while there was an encroachment on the remaining 4 metres of margin space I raised this issue in the VMCs general meeting and sought removal of the encroachment said DongaTwo days back the VMC issued a final notice that they will demolish the illegal portion if it was not removed within seven days by the trust which is constructing the mosque said the corporatorDonga added he has not sought any police protection as he is not afraid of such threats PTI PJT PD RSY RSY
Ahmedabad Oct 22 PTI A corporator of the BJP-ruled Vadodara Municipal Corporation VMC has claimed he received a death threat over the phone from an unidentified person for raising the issue of alleged illegal construction of a mosque in the Gujarat city police said on FridayNitin Donga the BJP corporator from ward No10 of the VMC submitted an application to the Gotri police station seeking action against the person who had called him from an international number on Thursday nightWe have received his complaint in the form of an application and have started our investigation said police inspector BG ChetariyaIn his application to the Gotri police Donga said the person on the other side threatened him saying If you demolish the mosque we will demolish youThe mosque in question is currently under construction in the Tandalja area of Vadodara city and falls in ward No 11After getting a representation about illegal construction I visited the spot and learnt that instead of leaving 6 metres of margin as per the rules only two metres has been left while there was an encroachment on the remaining 4 metres of margin space I raised this issue in the VMCs general meeting and sought removal of the encroachment said DongaTwo days back the VMC issued a final notice that they will demolish the illegal portion if it was not removed within seven days by the trust which is constructing the mosque said the corporatorDonga added he has not sought any police protection as he is not afraid of such threats PTI PJT PD RSY RSY
