TMC pulls down illegal temples obstructing traffic

Thane | Monday | 5th February, 2018

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But fortunately, the temple authorities were co-operative and the drive was carried out smoothly." Since, the matter of religion was involved, we were prepared for any protests or demonstrations to take place. The drive will be going on for the next couple of days. Thane: The anti-encroachment unit of the civic administration, cracked a whip on four illegal religious structures located on Khartan road near Dadoji Kondev stadiumover the weekend.The move comes in the wake of the recent Supreme Court order which gave the Bombay high court a nod to remove all illegal religious encroachments in public spaces. "The anti-encroachment drive which was headed by the TMC chief, Sanjeev Jaiswal was given adequate cover by the Thane police.MV Dharmadhikari, senior inspector at Thane Nagar police station said, "We had 15 police officials on the spot along with the civic staff..