A fresh controversy has erupted over the land at Sakardara’s Rajghat, as former Nagpur Mayor Dayashankar Tiwari asserted that Raja Bakht Buland Shah was not a Muslim, and that official records also support this. Responding to claims that Buland Shah built a mosque, Tiwari argued that he did so as a ruler for his subjects, but he also built temples—one of which still stands in Madhya Pradesh. He added that the Gond royal family has historically been devotees of Shiva, and even the king’s official seal carries a Shivling symbol.
Tiwari alleged that efforts to label the site as Waqf property are part of a conspiracy to grab the remaining 1.5 acres of the land, most of which has already faced encroachment. He said an appeal has been made to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who has taken the matter seriously.
At a press conference held on Friday, attended by Gond royal descendant Rajendra Shah and several community leaders, Tiwari stated that Rajghat is the cremation ground of the Gond royal family, where multiple ancestral samadhis exist. He claimed that despite clear land records, some leaders from the Muslim community are attempting to register the land under the Waqf Board.
Tiwari said British-era documents and 7/12 extracts identify the land as belonging to the Gond kings, and past attempts to claim it as Waqf property were also rejected.
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