BJP MLA accuses govt of damaging temple while shifting it

BJP MLA Ghanshyam Tiwari today accused the Vasundhara Raje government of "damaging" the Rojgareshwar Mahadev temple while shifting it for developmental projects.
Raising the issue in the state assembly, Tiwari alleged that the temple was damaged during the shifting process and demanded action against the guilty officers.
He also asked whether the Rojgareshwar Mahadev temple was in the list of 25 temples prepared by the Traffic department which were to be shifted.
The BJP MLA alleged that the temple was not shifted but was damaged.
UDH Minister Rajpal Singh admitted that the shifting of this temple was not done in careful manner.

Singh said officers were directed to cautiously shift the temple as per the religious method but it was not followed properly.
The minister in his reply informed the House that 113 religious places have been shifted in Jaipur since 2011 that included 104 temples and 9 mosques. The places were shifted due to either metrorailway project or to ensure smooth traffic flow.
He said the government has provided land for 42 religious places and intend to re-establish all the temples which were removed from their original places due to metro railway project.