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Kothi Meena Bazaar was under the capture of the British from 1803 to 1857.
The Maharashtra government on Friday released a Government Regulation (GR). Now the Maharashtra government will buy the place (Kothi Meena Bazaar) in Agra in Uttar Pradesh, where Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Mughals were placed under house arrest by Aurangzeb. There is a preparation to build a museum here.
In fact, while addressing a gathering in Maharashtra on February 19, CM Devendra Fadnavis had said- will build a memorial in Agra where Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was imprisoned. The Maharashtra government will acquire this land. I will talk to Yogi Adityanath myself.
After this, on March 12, UP CM Yogi Adityanath had said that Principal Secretary (Tourism) Mukesh Meshram should prepare the documents of Meena Kothi Bazar of Agra soon. Send the current status report to me.
The GR released by the Maharashtra government told-
The Mughals imprisoned Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, but they had returned from captivity to Maharashtra with their intelligence and cleverness. When the people of Maharashtra go to that place (Kothi Meena Bazaar), they do not see any monument or symbol. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is a deity for Maharashtra. The necessary funds will be given for this project by the tourism department of Maharashtra.
Dainik Bhaskar’s ground report on Kothi Meena Bazaar …
Kothi Meena Bazaar is in Shahganj area of Agra Kothi Meena is the ground of Meena Bazaar in Shahganj area of Agra. There are big political rallies here. On one side, Kothi Meena Bazaar remains on the mound. Dainik Bhaskar The team reached this ground. Its height is 20 feet, this single story is a grand building.
The verandah of the building has wooden frames of the British period. At both corners of the building, 3 families live as careers. Among them, one is Hariom Sharma’s family. These people have been taking care of the entire building for 30 years. 2 other families see the cleanliness of the building.
The common people do not have much movement in Kothi Meena Bazaar. 3 families who oversee it live here.
Written on Kothi- King Jai Kishan Das Bhawan The ‘King Jaikishan Das Bhawan’ is written above the gate of the hall in the middle of the verandah. Kothi Meena Bazaar has 14 big halls. Of these, 1-2 are open, the rest is locked. Which sometimes opens for cleanliness. However, all these halls are empty. Path they are also built around the kothi.
The history of Kothi Meena Bazaar is written in the verandah inside the building.
Whose Meena Kothi is, how the owner change, know this …
Kothi remained in the British capture till 1803 Professor Sugam Anand, Professor of the History Department of Dr. BR Ambedkar University, says- The house built on the mound of Kothi Meena Bazaar came under the possession of the British in the year 1803.
The old dilapidated building was broken and a new kothi was built in the year 1837, which was called the Governor House. The then Governor General’s residence was built here. By 1857 it was the property of the British. Then the capital of UP was Agra.
After the revolution of 1857, Allahabad was made the capital of UP. After this the kothi was auctioned. Which was bought by King Jai Kishan Das. Now this property is the name of the reader Vrindavan Charitable Trust.
History related to Meena Kothi and Chhatrapati Shivaji…
Aurangzeb kept imprisoned in Meena Kothi Dainik Bhaskar discussed Meena Kothi with Professor Sugam Anand of History Department of Dr. BR Ambedkar University. He had told that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj along with his son Sambhaji had reached Agra on May 12, 1666.
The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was upset with Shivaji Maharaj’s might, so he planned to make a treaty with him. Shivaji Maharaj expressed his displeasure in the filled court. Aurangzeb’s soldiers took Shivaji Maharaj and his son Sambhaji captive with deceit.
The History Compilation Committee did research on this story related to Shivaji. Claimed that Aurangzeb ordered Shivaji Maharaj to be under house arrest under the supervision of Siddhi Faulad Khan near the cantonment of Raja Jaisingh’s son Ram Singh, son of King Jaisingh. On May 16, 1666, it was ordered to take Shivaji Maharaj to Radandaj Khan’s house.
Shivaji was placed in the mansion located on the mound outside the city of Fidi Hussain located near the cantonment of Ram Singh. Ram Singh’s Haveli Kothi was close to Meena Bazaar. This place is still recorded in the records in the name of Katra Sawai Raja Jaisingh. This is the Kothi Meena Bazaar.
BJP will give message through Shivaji’s museum in UP BJP and Shiv Sena stand at different ends in the politics of Maharashtra. The people of Uddhav faction are Maratha leaders. People’s sentiments are associated with Shivaji.
Political experts believe that Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis is trying to give political messages through Shivaji Museum in Uttar Pradesh. Due to the history associated with Shivaji, there is a preparation to convert Kothi Meena Bazaar into a museum.
If a museum is formed here, the government of Maharashtra will look successful in giving the message of Hindutva. The Yogi government in UP can also benefit in the 2027 assembly elections.
Controversy over Aurangzeb’s grave continues in Maharashtra
The picture is from March 17. When there was violence and arson there.
The Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) have demanded the Maharashtra government to remove the tomb of Aurangzeb located in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (first Aurangabad) in Maharashtra. Since then, there has been a dispute over the tomb in Maharashtra. The government has also increased the security of the grave. However, CM Fadnavis himself is in favor of removing the tomb. Violence and arson has been carried out in Nagpur on March 17 on the tomb dispute.
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On March 17, at around 7:30 pm, the demand for Aurangzeb’s tomb in Nagpur turned into violence. People of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal burnt a symbolic effigy of Aurangzeb’s tomb, which led to a dispute between the two communities. Meanwhile, DCP Niketan Kadam was also attacked with an ax, injuring them. Read full news …