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Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the BJP of “changing” the caste of ninth-century ruler Mihir Bhoj and tampering with historical facts to garner votes of a certain community.
This comes days after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled a 15-foot statue of the ruler at Dadri in Gautam Buddh Nagar, sparking a controversy with sections of the Gujjar and Rajput communities claiming the king’s legacy. did.
“History is taught that King Mihir Bhoja was a Gurjara-Pratihara. But BJP people have changed their caste,” Yadav said in a tweet in Hindi.
“This is condemnable. The BJP is deliberately trying to distort historical facts and divide the society to get votes of a particular party.
The SP chief said that his party stood for the honor and respect of all sections of the society.
About 250 to 300 participants of a Gujjar panchayat in Dadri were briefly detained by the police on Sunday, Joint Commissioner of Police Luv Kumar told PTI.
Kumar said that in view of the situation, he was briefly detained and taken to the police lines from the panchayat site in Dadri, from where he was released.
He said that heavy security has been deployed in the area and police are closely monitoring the situation while the situation is under control at present.
According to officials, restrictions under section 144 of CrPC had already been imposed in the district and permission was not given for the gathering by the local police, which had hundreds of participants.
Meanwhile, BSP chief Mayawati tweeted about the unveiling of the statue later on Sunday. In a series of tweets in Hindi, she said, “The statue of Gurjar Raja Mihir Bhoj, which was recently installed by the UP government, and unveiled by the Chief Minister on September 22, is missing the word ‘Gurjar’. “
He said that this has deeply hurt the sentiments of the Gujjar community and they are feeling very hurt.
“The tampering with the history of the Gujjar community is highly condemnable and the government should apologize for it. The BSP demands that the word (‘Gurjar’) should be added immediately,” the former chief minister said.
After unveiling the statue on September 22, Adityanath had said, “During the rule of King Mihir Bhoj, no foreign ruler was able to infiltrate India. They were so afraid of him that even after 150 years of his rule no one dared to attack India until Mahmud Ghaznavi attacked and plundered the country. “
He then said, “The community which forgets its past and traditions is not able to protect its geography and something similar happened to us.”
Soon after, a dispute broke out between the Gurjar and Rajput communities in Dadri over the king’s legacy.
Later, a video surfaced which purportedly showed a local community leader tampering with the foundation stone plaque of the statue and changing the prefix of Raja’s name.
Seeing the rift between the two communities, Adityanath advised them against confining great symbols within caste boundaries, saying their sacrifice was something to be cherished throughout India.
“Mother Panna Dai had taken Maharana to a safe place by sacrificing the life of her son. Not only the Gujjar community, but entire India should feel proud of their great sacrifice,” he tweeted.
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