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Gurugram: The Haryana government Friday constituted a panel to examine historical facts about Samrat Mihir Bhoj, a 9th century emperor whose statue unveiled at Kaithal in July sparked a row between the Gurjar and Rajput communities...
The move comes two days after the Rajput (Kshatriya) community held a Maha Sammelan at Kaithal and gave an ultimatum to the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP-JJP government, threatening to oppose the BJP in next years elections and ban entry of its leaders to their villages if their grievances were not addressed...
The seven-member panel led by the Karnal divisional commissioner, which includes historians, police officers and advocates, was formed with the aim of averting the proliferation of disinformation, according to an order issued by Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal, seen by ThePrint...
The Rajput community has been angry with the BJP ever since the statue of Samrat Mihir Bhoj, carrying an inscription describing him as a Gurjar king, was unveiled in Kaithal by MLA Leela Ram on 20 July...
The grievances also called for an immediate stop to the tinkering with the history and identity of national heroes. The community has even sought action against officers who alleged ordered lathi charge against Rajput youth during their protests against the unveiling of Samrat Mihir Bhojs statue...
