Receiver to oversee Udaipur City Palace’s disputed portion after new titular royal head denied entry

BJP MLA Singh was connected Monday anointed titular caput of the erstwhile Mewar royal household astatine a ceremonial successful Chittorgarh fort pursuing the decease of his begetter Mahendra Singh Mewar earlier this month.

After his anointment, Singh was scheduled to spell to City Palace to person darshan of the “dhuni (a spiritual place)” and past sojourn the Eklingnathji temple.

However, Arvind Singh Mewar — who controls City Palace and, by extension, the dhuni and the temple — prevented Singh from entering. Through his lawyer, Arvind Singh Mewar had published 2 nationalist notices successful section newspapers connected Monday and warned of ineligible enactment against trespassing.

Police unit were deployed successful ample numbers to grip the concern aft the nationalist notices were published.

Following the ceremony, Singh and a ample fig of his supporters reached Udaipur but were denied introduction into City Palace. While Singh waited for respective hours astatine Jagdish Chowk, a fewer metres from the palace gates, his supporters tried to transverse the constabulary barricades earlier starting a protest.

Collector Arvind Poswal and Superintendent of Police Yogesh Goyal aboriginal intervened and held talks with Singh and his relative Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, the lad of Arvind Singh Mewar, separately.

The talks, however, remained inconclusive.

Meanwhile, 3 policemen were injured aft stones were pelted astatine the palace’s main gross from some sides.

With tensions escalating, the further territory magistrate appointed Ghanta Ghar SHO Yogendra Kumar Vyas arsenic receiver for the disputed information betwixt Badi Pol to the dhuni.

The announcement of the receiver’s assignment was besides pasted connected the palace’s main gate.

Following the receiver’s appointment, Singh returned astir 1:30 americium and went to his residence without having darshan of the dhuni.

The receiver volition present instrumentality possession of the disputed country and determine connected the introduction parameters.

Ghanta Ghar SHO Vyas said the concern was nether power and possession of the country would beryllium taken connected Tuesday, depending connected the situation.

Police person tightened information astir City Palace and successful beforehand of each introduction gates. Markets adjacent the palace are besides shut.

Singh is the BJP MLA from Nathdwara portion his woman Mahima Kumari is the saffron party’s Rajsamand MP.
The Mewars are descendants of Maharana Pratap, who fought against the Mughals astatine Haldighati.