Greater Noida: The controversy over the statue of the 9th century King Mihir Bhoj continued to spin on Wednesday after the video of Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha’s (BJYM) vice-president attached a sticker, said to start the word ‘Gurjar’, in the plaque ‘hours appeared before the statue was launched by Yogi Adyityanath’s main minister in Greater Noida’s Dadri PG College.
‘Gurjar’ was not mentioned on the statue plaque and there was no sticker on it either when it was officially launched at 1pm.
This caused fresh protests with part of the Gurjar community and akhil Bharatiya VIR member Gurjar Mahasabha (ABVGM), who accused BJP’s Dadri Mla Tejpal Nagar from “removing” the sticker before the event.
Mahasabha leaders also threatened to take to the streets if the Word was not added to plaque.
Around noon, some ABVGM members have gathered outside the PG College and shouted slogans for “disrespectful” shown to the public.
The opening of the statue has triggered controversy last week after Gurjar leaders objected to “negligence” prefix in the posters for the event.
The community has claimed that Samrat Mihir Bhoj came from the Gurjara-Prignatar clan, while Rajput said he was the King of Praying and Rajput and ‘Gurjar’ caste must not be considered specifically.
Five people have been ordered, so far, for allegedly tearing up posters last week.
On Sunday, around 200 members related to clothing representing the Rajput community allegedly violated the key to the Panchayat Building in Pyawali Dadri Village to hold Panchayat to protest Mihir Bhoj as the king of ‘Gurjar’.
On Wednesday, the protest began after the Awana Satender Video Clip, Vice President of the Uttar Pradesh Bjym, it was said to attach a sticker to the plaque under the statue, becoming a viral about two hours before CM scheduled to reveal it.
Immediately, BJYM issued a statement that some “naughty elements” had “smeared ink in the word Gurjar” on the Plaque of the law and that Awana “only corrects damage”.
“I just corrected the damage made by some naughty elements.
I received photos of the venue at 7 in the morning on Wednesday and were told that someone deliberately applied ink in the word ‘Gurjar’ on the plaque.
I thought it was a rumor, but when I was Arriving where I realized it was not, “said Awana.
Harish Chaudhary, Mahasabha National Treasurer, said they would protest until the ‘Gurgan’ prefix was added to the plaque.
The leader of the Jamajwadi Party Shyam Singh Bhati, who is also the President of the Mahasabha District, targets BJP for Gurjar “fooling”.
“The word ‘Gurjar’ was not used before the name of the king until Tuesday night.
Suddenly, on Wednesday morning, a video was released to pretend that they corrected ‘damage’.
This has been done by Dadri Mla Tejpal Nagar and MP BJP Surendra Nagar Deliberately, “he said.
Tejpal Nagar called the incidence of “political conspiracy”.
“At the invitation of the Gurjar community, CM came (to Dadri) and increased the respect of the community and Samrat Mihir Bhoj.
Cm talked a lot about the Gurjar community.
The rest of all politics.
There is a big meeting in the venue and people from all caste come to hear CM talking .
Gurjar Community Thank you to Yogi Ji for this program.
Akhil Bharatiya VIR Gurjar Mahasabha has done their work and I have done my work, “he said.
Asked about the allegations that he had removed the word ‘Gurjar’ from the plaque, Nagar said, “Plaque was prepared by Mahasabha.
They can get an investigated incident.” Meanwhile, clothes that claim to represent Rajput say they have no problems with the plaque of the sculpture launched and Their objections have been “taken care of”.