There was a stir in Gorakhpur, UP when the police-administration demolished the platform being built to install the statue of late Harishankar Tiwari on his birth anniversary with a bulldozer. Former minister Harishankar Tiwari was known as a strong leader of Purvanchal. Yesterday, his supporters were going to install his statue in his native village Badhalganj Tanda, but the administration stopped them. Harishankar Tiwari’s son Vinay Shankar has expressed his displeasure regarding this. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav also attacked the government. He said that till now BJP’s bulldozer used to run on shops and houses, now it has started running on the honor and respect of the deceased also.
Actually, Harishankar Tiwari has been MLA from Chillupar assembly several times, his ancestral village falls in this assembly. Here on July 31, Tiwari’s supporters were getting his statue installed. A platform was made for this. A large number of people had also gathered. But as soon as the administration got wind of this, heavy police force reached the spot and stopped the installation of the statue. Officials said that the villagers were doing this work without permission, action has been taken against the construction of platform on Gram Sabha land. Whereas the villagers allege that the administration was neither giving permission nor refusing.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, forces from several police stations including SDM, CO reached the village and demolished the under construction platform with JCB/bulldozer. However, during this period the officials also had to face opposition from the villagers.
Vinay Shankar Tiwari, former MLA of Chillupar and son of Harishankar Tiwari, has expressed disappointment in the matter, calling it regrettable. He said on social media that in the government in which his father was a minister (during the time of Kalyan Singh), today he is being insulted in arrogance of power by the head of the same government (Yogi government).
According to Vinay Shankar- After the death of his father, this government had given him a guard of honour. Father has been a minister in many previous governments. The decision to install his statue in the village was that of the villagers and not his. But in the state of power, the platform being built to install the statue of Harishankar Tiwari was demolished. The highmast next to the platform was also demolished. No notice was even given before the demolition action. This is not appropriate at all.
At the same time, Akhilesh Yadav said that till now BJP’s bulldozer used to run on shops and houses, now it has started running on the honor and respect of the deceased also. Former Cabinet Minister of Uttar Pradesh, who was seven-time MLA from Chillupar, Late. The BJP government’s demolition of the proposed installation site of Shri Harishankar Tiwari’s statue on his birth anniversary is a highly objectionable act. There should be immediate reconstruction of the statue installation site, so that the statue can be installed with respect on the birth anniversary day, 5th August. Condemnable.