By Our Correspondent
PURI/BHUBANESWAR: Social media users in twitter and facebook , seems missing not a single stone un-turned to grill Puri King Gajapati Maharaj Dibya Singh Dev for his studied silence over the controversial Shree Mandir Parikrama Project being carried out by the Naveen Patnaik led Government while ignoring guidelines of Archaeological Survey of India and as well as provisions of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.Gajapati King who was frequently seen in giving sound bites on several other issues, now a days, keeps himself silent since the Parikrama Project hits controversy.
“କାହାକୁ କିଏ ପୂଜା କରିବ ତାହା ତାଙ୍କର ବ୍ଯକ୍ତିଗତ ବ୍ଯାପାର ହେଇପାରେ।ମାତ୍ର ଓଡିଶାର ପରମାରାଧ୍ଯ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥଙ୍କ ଆଦ୍ଯ ସେବକ ଭାବରେ ଆଉ କାହା ପାଦତଳେ ମଥା ପାତିବା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନିନ୍ଦନୀୟ ଆଚରଣ।ଯଦି ଜଗନ୍ନାଥଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ ନାହିଁ ତେବେ ଗଜପତି ପଦ ତ୍ଯାଗ କରନ୍ତୁ। ଏମିତି ବି ରିଏଲ୍ ଇଷ୍ଟେଟ କାରବାରରେ ସେ ଆଇନ ଭଙ୍ଗ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ଶାସକ ଦଳ ତାଙ୍କ ଦୁର୍ବଳତା ଯୋଗୁଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ବ୍ଲାକମେଲ କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ଫଳରେ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର ଖୋଳି ନାରଖାର ହେଉଥିବାବେଳେ ସେ ମୁହଁ ଖୋଲିବାକୁ ଡରୁଚନ୍ତି।ଗଜପତି ବଂଶ ଓ ଓଡିଶା ପାଇଁ ସେ ଏକ କଳଙ୍କିତ ଅଧ୍ଯାୟ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଛନ୍ତି।ଆଜି ଜଣେ ପଣ୍ଡା ସେବକ କହୁଥିଲେ କି ଏ ଗଜପତି ଶ୍ରୀମନ୍ଦିର ଭିତରକୁ ଗଲେ ଦିଅଁ ମାରା ହେବେ।,” one tweeted with photograph of Gajapati Dibya Singh Dev bowing down before Sai Baba statue and offering prayers.
“ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଭାନୁ ସତପଥି, ଏହି ନାମଟିକୁ ସମସ୍ତେ ଭୁଲିଯାଉଛନ୍ତି, ଏହି ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ସହସ୍ର ଗଜପତି, ଶତାଧିକ ଶାସକ ଏବଂ ଲକ୍ଷାଧିକ ପ୍ରଶାସକଙ୍କୁ କିଣିବାର ଶକ୍ତି ରଖନ୍ତି। ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ଓ ଐତିହ୍ୟ ବିନାଶ ଉପରେ ନୀରବଦ୍ରଷ୍ଟା ଗଜପତିଙ୍କର ହଠାତ ବାମପନ୍ଥୀ ଷଡ଼ଯନ୍ତ୍ର ଆହେ ନୀଳଶୈଳରେ ଆବିର୍ଭାବ ଓ ଇ-ସାଇ ପୀଠରେ ନତମସ୍ତକ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନବାଚୀ?,” commented one .
The Orissa High Court has already granted two more weeks to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to file a report in connection with a PIL claiming “illegal” constructions close to the Shree Jagannath Temple complex in Puri have affected the health of the 12th-century shrine. According to the provisions of the Act, the area within 100 meters from a monument is a ‘prohibited’ zone while that within 200 meters falls under the ‘regulated’ category.
“Any repair, modification or constructions in the prohibited or regulated areas require prior permission from the ASI,”.However, the state government has not taken permission from the ASI for the construction work.
Recently, ASI Additional DG Dr Alok Tripathy and Superintending Archaeologist of ASI Arun Malik went round the Srimandir and saw the heritage corridor work and project designs. The Additional DG had declined to comment on the controversy surrounding the Srimandir Parikrama project on the ground that a case on the issue is pending in the Orissa High court.
