Amritsar: Accusing the Heritage of Jallianwala Bagh compromised in the name of beauty, senior leader BJP Luxmi Kanta Chawla on Monday demanded an investigation towards the 20-crore hospital development work carried out at the National The Monument.Chawla, former Punjab Minister of Cabinet, visited Jallinwala Bagh on Monday and Declaring hatred is not only on “what is called development and beauty” but also to keep the legacy site closed for almost one and a half years.
“First of all investigations must be held into the work of developing RS 20-crore from Jallianwala Bagh.
Why is the martyr structure well and the original alley appearance is replaced? Why is the place ‘Amar Jyoti’ shifted? The new structure established around the martyr well has made it Looks like a box, “he asked while talking to Media Persons.
He alleged that photographs of freedom fighters, including Chaudhary Bugga and Rattan Chand, were also removed from the gallery.
“This is a national crime,” he said.
He added he had even written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking why National Trust Jallianwala Bagh members did not visit the place regularly during the renovation.
“I think one or two members are strangely ordered the development work,” he thought.