Prez Murmu's visit to Udaipur palace draws criticism from Mewar royal family, including BJP MP, MLA
Udaipur: President Droupadi Murmu's recent visit to the City Palace in Udaipur has sparked controversy among some members of the erstwhile Mewar royal family, including BJP MP and MLA.
President Murmu attended the 32nd convocation of Mohanlal Sukhadia University last week before making a personal visit to the City Palace, where she, along with Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagde and Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa, was hosted by Lakshayaraj Singh Mewar and his family.
Mahima Kumari Mewar, BJP MP from Rajsamand, and her husband Vishvaraj Singh Mewar, BJP MLA from Nathdwara, voiced their objections to the President’s visit. They highlighted that the City Palace is currently subject to legal disputes and stated she did not meet Mahendra Singh Mewar (Vishvaraj’s father), whom they regard as the head of the family, as reported by The Indian Express on Monday.
Mahendra Mewar is the elder brother of Arvind Mewar, who is Lakshayaraj Singh’s father. The family traces its ancestry to Maharana Pratap.
Vishvaraj stated that upon learning about the President’s visit to the City Palace, he and his wife wrote a letter to her. “In the letter, we had stated in brief that City Palace is our family property and there is a stay order on it by the courts. Additionally, there is a contempt application pending in the Supreme Court for some part of the property,” he said, as quoted by the publication. The property has been declared as a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) by the Tax Department and is under appeal in the High Court.
The couple also expressed concern that her visit could undermine the dignity of the presidential office, stating, “the President by visiting the above properties is seriously compromising the dignity of the Office, that too without any communication with the Karta and head of the family,” referring to Mahendra Singh. They had requested Murmu to cancel the programme.
“I want to say that a personal visit is fine for a common man but she is the President and there is dignity to the President’s office,” Mahima remarked. She also noted that after contacting the Chief Minister’s Office, the District Collector told her that he had informed the relevant authorities about the ongoing litigation regarding the property. However, she alleged that he did not provide a “correct report” to them.
Meanwhile, Udaipur Collector Arvind Kumar Poswal stated that it was a private event, and no comments were requested from the district administration, nor did they provide a report.
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LS proceedings adjourned till noon amid Opposition protests over Adani bribery row, other issues
New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Wednesday amid protests by Opposition members over the Adani controversy, recent violence in Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh and other issues.
As soon as the House met for the day, many Opposition members, including from Congress, were on their feet as they sought to raise various issues.
Some members from the Congress and Samajwadi Party were in the Well while other Opposition members stood in the aisle and shouted slogans.
Speaker Om Birla asked the Opposition members to allow the Question Hour and said they can take up their issues later.
Amid the din, one question was taken up.
However, the protests continued and the proceedings, which went on for about six minutes, were adjourned till noon.
The Opposition members wanted to discuss the Adani controversy and the recent violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal.
The Adani Group said on Wednesday that Gautam Adani, and his nephew Sagar have not been charged with any violation of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in the indictment that authorities filed in the New York court in an alleged bribery case.
