Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti is in a mood to give the Shivraj government some testing time as after months slamming the state government over prohibition, Bharti on Monday urged her to abstain from food till an ancient Shiva temple in Raisen district is unlocked. declare. ,
Bharti had reached Someshwar Dham of Raisen Fort to perform Jalabhishek at the temple, which is closed for 364 days in a year and remains open only for 12 hours on the occasion of Mahashivratri.
It had recently announced its move, but the district administration was unable to open the door, saying the temple was under the custody of the Archaeological Survey of India.
Bharti, who reached Someshwar Dham on Monday at an altitude of about 1,500 feet in Raisen, performed puja from outside the closed gate and vowed to abstain from food until the gate is open and she offers bhog to Lord Shiva.
“We only want to unlock the lock and not break it,” Bharti said, adding that he never asked to break the lock at Ramjanmabhoomi in Ayodhya, only wanting to unlock the site. I wish the ASI would talk to the state archeology department and open it and till then, I would not eat anything,” Bharti told media in Raisen.
Sensing the visit, the administration has deployed heavy police force on the spot and senior officers have also been sent to the spot.
The firebrand Hindutva leader had earlier announced to perform tarpan (ritual for departed souls) at Raisen Fort for Raja Pooranmal, his queen, sons and daughter and would seek forgiveness for their ignorance.
The issue of the dargah being under lock and key came to the fore recently during a sermon by Pandit Pradeep Mishra, who slammed the natives of Raisen for being in the locked gates of God. He had also criticized the Shivraj government for not doing anything to free the deity.
Soon after, former MP Uma Bharti had announced to perform Jalabhishek in the temple on 11 April.
Meanwhile, a senior ASI official said on condition of anonymity that if all the gates are opened, a similar demand can be made for other protected monuments like Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar and others. The proposal to open the doors will be sent by the Collector to the Ministry of Culture in MP who will send it to the ASI. The official said it would be considered under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
The temple was built by the Parmar rulers
Built around the 10th-11th centuries, the temple was the creation of the Paramara ruler Raja Udayaditya, who built the temple for the women of the royal family. Till the year 1543, the temple remained in existence but this year Sher Shah Suri defeated Raja Puranmal and converted it into a mosque. This place remained under lock and key till 1974 and after a massive agitation, the then Chief Minister Prakash Chand Sethi got it unlocked. According to historical accounts, Sher Shah Suri attacked Raisen Fort in the 16th century and treacherously killed the king. To save her honour, Rani Ratnavali asked the king to behead her, while the king’s two sons were killed by Suri’s soldiers and the younger princess was sold to a brothel where she later died. Went.
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