Can we raise OUR voices in support of these 'scribes'? It will be a worthy effort.
cm http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=mar2708\State2 Scribes oppose Sai Baba temple near Bishnu Dol From Our Correspondent SIVASAGAR, March 26 - Scribes in Sivasagar, accredited to various newspapers and channels met DC Sivasagar NM Hussain and submitted a memorandum requesting him to intervene personally on behalf of District Administration in the construction of a three storey mandir of Sri Satya Sai Baba on a plot allegedly belonging to Sivasagar Municipality Board barely a few meters away from historic Bishnu-dol. It may be mentioned here that the three historic dols, Vishnu, Shiva and Devidol built by Borraja Draupadi Modambika, 2nd queen of King Shivasingha in 1731 AD are under preservation and protection of Archeological Survey of India (ASI) since 1988. According to ancient monuments and Archeological Sites & Remains Act 1959, no permanent construction on excavation work can be undertaken within a distance of 200 metres of the monuments protected by ASI. Therefore, the scribes feel that the construction of the Sai Temple should be halted and also other constructions in the entire area without ASI approved. The scribes included Prof Sonaram Boruah, Prof Guna Baruah, Manoj Borthakur, Maniram Dutta, MI Bora, Mujhaheed Ali, Purusuttam Kalita, Ratu Das, Ratul Konwar, Konkan Bora and Jyotirmoy Rajkhowa. The scribes have also sent copies of the memorandum to regional director ASI, NE Circle, Sivasagar Development Authority and Sivasagar Municipality Board. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
