Uttrakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami right now got here up with a brand new time period – Land Jihad – for alleged unlawful encroachments for spiritual buildings in border areas. The Chief Minister, who has ordered an enormous drive for the removing of unlawful buildings, mentioned that he’ll get not enable unlawful buildings to vitiate the environment of the state. Â
“Uttarakhand shares its borders with two countries (China and Nepal). A particular community had illegally encroached land and raised structures in the border areas of the state which are being removed as part of a drive,” Dhami mentioned whereas addressing the concluding session of the two-day assembly of the Vishva Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) Kendriya Margadarshak Mandal in Haridwar. “Illegal encroachments in the name of land jihad will not be allowed to vitiate the atmosphere in Uttarakhand”, Dhami mentioned.
He mentioned the state authorities has already appealed to encroachers to take away such buildings on their very own or the administration will demolish them. Last month, Dhami warned occupiers of illegally constructed mazars (tombs) to take away these on their very own and reiterated that his authorities wouldn’t enable “land jihad” within the state.
Under a conspiracy, hundreds of shrines have been constructed illegally on public and forest land with out permission, he had mentioned.
“Not a single illegally built religious structure will be allowed to remain standing in the state. All illegal structures will be completely demolished,” Dhami mentioned on Friday.
He mentioned Uttarakhand would be the first state to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC). “The committee constituted to prepare a draft of the UCC has done 90 per cent of its job and will submit its report to the state government by June 30,” he mentioned.
The UCC will probably be carried out after being examined, he mentioned, including that it’s going to apply to folks of all religions and communities. Uttarakhand’s UCC will develop into a mannequin for all the nation, Dhami mentioned.
The two-day assembly debated a spread of points together with conversion, land jihad, same-sex marriages and live-in relationships. Dhami took the blessings of over 250 seers collaborating within the assembly.
