Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 4: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) State president, Leela Karan Sharma has warned against changing the names of historical places of Jammu and termed it a grave conspiracy on part of some vested elements.
Talking to reporters here, today Mr Sharma warned such attempts. He said at Bahu Fort a board has been installed re-naming the area as Shahabad colony which is highly objectionable. He said Bahu Fort is the historical name where an ancient temple of Bawe Wali Mata exists and lakhs of pilgrims pay obeisance every year there.
He said renaming of the colony in the area as Shahabad colony has hurt the sentiments of the people and VHP is totally opposed to it.
He said under a hatched conspiracy new colonies are being constructed in Jammu by encroaching the forest land and Government is promoting the same.
Mr Sharma said earlier under a hatched conspiracy the names of historic places in Valley were also changed under a conspiracy and Anantnag was named as Islamabad while the hillock of Shankaracharya is called Thakat –e-Suliman and that of Hari Parbat is called Kohi Maran.
He also expressed concern over the move of shrine Board to give Yatri Niwas at Bhagwati Nagar on contract and said in case the Board is unable to manage the Yatri Niwas it should seek the assistance of Baba Amarnath and Buda Amarnath Yatri Niwas in this regard.
Dr Sham general secretary, VHP and Hem Raj Khajuria its working president were also present in the press conference.
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