Delhi Shahi Eidka case: Why protest against Rani Lakshmibai statue?

The Delhi High Court has come down heavily on the Shahi Eidgah Committee for playing communal politics in court over the Jhansi Rani statue in capital Delhi. The court said Rani Lakshmibai is a symbol of national pride and should not try to divide history for sectarian politics. The court also asked the Shahi Eidgah management committee to apologize for its 'reprehensible' arguments. The group said on Friday that they have apologized. The hearing of the case has been adjourned till next week. On the other hand, the installation of Rani Jhansi statue at Shahi Idga Park in Sadar Bazar was suspended today on Friday. The work has been stopped on the orders of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The hearing of the case in the Delhi High Court has been adjourned to October 1 next week. In 2016-17, the Public Works Department under the Delhi government created a controversy over the statue. Traffic congestion. Under this, the Rani Lakshmibai statue was to be shifted to Deshbandhu Gupta Road. The DDA offered land near the Shahi Idgah to install the statue, but the Idgah group moved the Delhi High Court against it. The court in its judgment declared it as government land. However, the Shahi Idgah Masjid Committee objected to this. The committee approached the court challenging the decision. The mosque committee said that the land belongs to the Waqf Board and the security is tight near the Idka Masjid. Whereas TDA claimed that it owns the vacant land near Shahi Idka. But after the High Court verdict, now the issue of installing the statue of Jhansi Rani in Shahi Idgah Park has become clear. Meanwhile, a rumor spread yesterday Thursday evening and a large number of people reached the Shahi Idgah Masjid. Although the police gave an explanation and sent the people back, due to the Friday prayers, security has been strengthened and heavy police security has been put in place. After the reprimand, the committee apologized, and during today's hearing, the Shahi Eidgah Committee informed that a letter of apology in the matter has been submitted to the registry on Thursday. At present, the court has not banned the installation of the Rani Jhansi statue in the Shahi Idgah Park. During the last hearing, the High Court had strongly objected to certain lines in the application filed by the Masjid Committee, in which questions were raised about the veracity of the judgment of the single judge, under which the court granted permission to the DTA. Permission was granted to construct the Shahi Idka Park in Jhansi and install the statue of Rani Lakshmibai. A High Court judge recently declared that some of the disputed land belongs to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) instead of the mosque. Supreme Court Condemns Giving Communal Color When hearing the case on Wednesday, a bench of Delhi High Court comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Kedela ordered the Eidgah Committee to condemn it for trying to give a communal color to the entire event. Apologize for his behavior by Thursday. After the court's reprimand, the group's lawyer offered an unconditional apology and sought permission to withdraw the appeal. The hearing of the case in the High Court today has been adjourned to October 1. Justice Manmohan expressed displeasure that communal politics was being conducted through the court. Although it is a religious problem, you present it as a law and order problem. A statue of Jhansi Rani is a matter of pride. We are talking about women empowerment and you have a point. Your advice is divisive: The High Court added, “Jhansi ki Rani is like a national hero who transcends religious lines. Petitioner draws communal lines. You people should not create division along communal lines. Your advice is divisive. If the land is yours, you should have come before installing the idol yourself. During the hearing in the High Court, counsel for the Shahi Idgah Committee argued that the installation of the Jhansi Rani Lakshmibai idol before the Shahi Idgah would cause law and order disturbance in the area. The statue cannot be installed as the Delhi Minority Committee has already passed the status quo order. The TDA counsel further submitted in his argument that the order passed by the minority group was not challenged before the single judge and hence the order is still valid. An alternative location for installing the statue has been identified by the DDA and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). But during the hearing, the TDA counsel expressed displeasure over some “reprehensible” passages in the panel's arguments and drew the court's attention to the matter. The lawyer told the court that he was directed towards the single judge who had recently ruled that the disputed land belonged to the DDA. A double bench should apologize for this.