In the Kolar district of Karnataka, the local administration in Mulbagal town has demolished the illegal 20-feet statue of Jesus Christ located in Gokunte village as per the order given by the High Court.
According to the reports, the taluk administration, on the orders of Mulbagal Tehshildar Shobhita R, demolished the Jesus statue on Tuesday because it was built on government land reserved for grazing animals.
On Monday, the officials flanked by hundreds of policemen arrived in Gokunte where the local church had encroached the land despite opposition by local residents.
Mulbagal Tehshildar R Shobhita said, “We demolished the statue based on the High Court order,” and the demolition was carried out after seven to eight hearings and the demolition order which was issued in March 2021, was carried out only after the local administration submitted a compliance report to the court.
But the local Christians have claimed that the statue demolition is illegal because the case was still pending in court and have said that this action has hurt the sentiments of the community and the Archbishop of that area has alledged that the local administration did not show any order to them.
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