10-yr old Sri Shirdi Sai Baba temple near Magadi Road is facing a threat of demolition by the BBMP. While the civic agency is backing the decision, saying the temple violates provisions of the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, temple authorities allege that their neighbour - wife of a high court judge - influenced the move.
Trustees and devotees met law minister S Suresh Kumar on Monday. The demolition has been put on hold. However, they want more than a temporary respite and are pushing for a permanent end to the demolition threat.
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The question is why does it require a High Court judge's wife's complaint for the BBMP authorities to enforce laws. Not just this, there are so many such shrines of all religious denominations sprouting everyday all across the city, in total violation of all rules.
Even in the case of the licensed ones, the BBMP should ensure that they conform to the setback rules, rather than allowing them to blatantly encroach on to the footpaths in total disregard to the inconvenience caused to pedestrians. Also, where existing shrines prove a major traffic hurdle, the BBMP should take initiative to ceremoniously re-locate them to some vacant site nearby.
The law minister would do well to keep out of the matter, and allow the BBMP authorities to enforce the law strictly so that the right message goes across to all such enterprises.
If any one can do anything about this fast spreading menace, it is the BJP government. The Chief Minister should in fact use this opportunity to convey to the public at large that this government is impartial in such matters, particularly when its credibility in the matter of protecting the interests of the minorities in the state is being questioned.
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Illegal temples are a violation of Agama sastras as well
Offending Temple
Same goes with Mosques !
It is all about the "LAND"
Religion Vs Law
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Bangalore
Temples and parking?
I was wondering if temples etc have waivers when it comes to following parking byelaws. Anyone noticed the expasion work underway on a temple at 9th cross, J P Nagar. As it is, vehicles parking and double parking near it have rendered the recent road widening exercise meaningless, wonder what will be the scene after temple expands.
I am no atheist, but was just trying to check if there are any setback or parking laws present in Bangalore's byelaws. Look at Byelwas, Parking section, from BMRDA byelaws for example, (link)
No special mention made of religious places, last row may fit:
Other public and semi-public buildings - 1 car parking for 100 sq.mts. of floor area
gods immuned?
temple complex
temple tricks
So basically, the temples are used for two types of tricks
Any other trickes? And how would we know how many temples were/are actually built as part of two "tricks" above? Whats the percentage of 'genuine' religious places (they existed long long before the road was widened) vs the 'trick' ones?
rnavada, want to understand one more thing - how does the money go all the way "up" to local MLA/corporator? Is it hear-say, or has anyone heard of this from sources within the temples? Its certainly possible and easy as well, after all the money you and me drop in at various hundis just can't be accounted and tallied.
Need to mark all encroachments on Google map
Shiva statue gives DIAL nightmares
A T Ramaswamy committee
money travelling to MLA/corporator's kitty. Its simple silkboard