Civic body razes ‘centuries-old’ wall in Ahmedabad citing safety, police complaint filed

The 24-inch heavy wall, portion of a larger premises whose interior had an old, unnamed darwaza (gate) conscionable 100 metres from Astodia Darwaza, was demolished by respective bulldozers. This prompted section practice activists to archetypal face those progressive successful the demolition, and past record a ailment astatine Kagdapith constabulary presumption connected October 2.

Notably, the unnamed darwaza had earlier been partially razed successful 2019 and the outcry against this measurement had seen activists resistance the civic assemblage to the High Court connected the issue.

However, aft this latest improvement connected Tuesday night, petitioner Riyaz Hussain Saiyed, who besides filed the complaint, said, “When we confronted those conducting the demolition of the partition successful the night, they said that determination was nary serviceman present. They besides did not person immoderate papers with them ordering the demolition. Further, successful the past hearing, the High Court had asked the AMC to marque definite determination is nary further demolition of this site. We person frankincense filed a written ailment with Kagdapith constabulary who are present taking enactment successful the matter.”

Meanwhile, the AMC issued a connection connected Wednesday evening saying , “The partition is extracurricular the halfway walled metropolis country and is frankincense neither successful the notified practice list, nor is it classified arsenic a (protected) monument by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).”

The connection by the AMC added that the aged partition was “coming successful the country meant to beryllium cleared for the bound partition of the autobus stand”. It further said that the Heritage Conservation Committee (HCC) had connected September 12 issued an advisory that “the partition should beryllium demolished to debar immoderate mishap including nonaccomplishment of life.”