New Delhi Apr 23 PTI The Aam Aadmi Party AAP on Saturday claimed that the central government has begun a move to demolish a temple in Delhis Sriniwaspuri Condemning the move party leaders led by Kalkaji MLA Atishi held a protest near the Neelkanth Mahadev Mandir and vowed not to let the BJP government demolish it The BJP has so far been using bulldozers to threaten and extort the common man but now its Gunda Raj has reached to such an extent where they are not even sparing Bhagwan Shri Ram Atishi charged This protest this procession is not merely an Aam Aadmi Party initiative but an agitation which is led by the people here by the women of Sriniwaspuri and the entire population of Delhi against BJPs injustice and they have resolved to not let anyone attack their abode of faith at any cost she added Atishi also shared on Twitter an eviction notice recently issued by the Union Urban Affairs Ministrys Land and Development Office to the unauthorised occupants of the temple and said the BJP government would not just demolish the temple in Sriniwaspuri using bulldozers but also the faith of the crores of people Another AAP MLA Madan Lal said people of the Sriniwaspuri area are baffled at the sheer disrespect shown by the Union government for the temple as the demolition notice has came This protest will continue until we are sure that this sacred temple faces no threat from the BJP This Neelkanth Mandir is a symbol of faith for thousands of people and was not established yesterday he said Later in a statement the AAP said the BJPs real face got exposed after its government at the Centre issued notice for the demolition of the temple As soon as the news came to the fore the Aam Aadmi Party reached to the spot to protect the temple from the demolition and staged a protest the party added PTI PK AQS AQS

Dehradun Feb 28 PTI A 50-year-old seer sleeping on the roadside in Rishikesh was trampled to death by an elephant police said on MondayMadan Das and two of his friends were sleeping on the roadside in the Swargashram area on Sunday night when the loud trumpeting of an elephant woke him up Lakshman Jhoola SHO Virendra Ramola saidBefore he could run away the animal crushed him to death he saidHis friends managed to save themselves Ramola saidThe mans body was sent to AIIMS Rishikesh for a post-mortem examination the SHO saidAn elephant roaming in residential areas has caused concerns among the people as well as the administration The presence of a large number of devotees in Rishikesh these days to visit the Neelkanth temple has only added to itHowever Ramola said patrolling has been intensified following the incident especially along stretches close to forests and devotees are not being allowed to leave for Neelkanth temple after 4 pm PTI ALM IJT IJT