Mysterious chambers in Delhi Meeting constructing used for executions? Historians say this

A row has erupted over the mysterious chambers and secret tunnel within the Delhi Meeting constructing. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday referred to as for an in depth inquiry and the registration of an FIR over the alleged misrepresentation of a piece of the Delhi Meeting constructing as a ‘Phansi-Ghar’ (execution room), and stated the signage needs to be eliminated. The construction was renovated and inaugurated in 2022 by then chief minister Arvind Kejriwal as a phansi-ghar.

What did the Delhi Meeting Speaker say?

Speaker Vijender Gupta stated on Thursday that the matter shall be referred to the Privileges Committee for inquiry that can summon former CM Kejriwal, together with others. Gupta had earlier instructed the Home that the construction was truly a ‘tiffin room’ as per information. Displaying a 1912 map of the meeting advanced, he had stated on Wednesday that there was no documentation or proof indicating that the area was used for executions. Earlier, AAP had stated that the BJP was making an attempt to defend the British by saying that there was no execution room.

CM Rekha Gupta rejects claims

The BJP authorities led by Rekha Gupta has dismissed the declare of the previous AAP authorities that the underground chambers beneath the Delhi Meeting have been as soon as gallows linked to the Purple Fort. The ruling authorities asserted that the area merely housed a service staircase used for delivering tiffins through the British Raj.

When was the Delhi Meeting constructing constructed?

The Delhi Meeting constructing, situated on Outdated Secretariat Street, was inbuilt 1912 for the Imperial Legislative Council when Delhi grew to become the capital. After varied administrative makes use of post-independence, it grew to become the seat of the Delhi Legislative Meeting in 1993.

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Historians and archaeologists reject claims of tunnel, phansi ghar

Historian and writer Sohail Hashmi stated it was ‘extremely unlikely’ that the Legislative Council acted as each choose and executioner, frequently finishing up executions by itself premises, India As we speak reported. A Delhi-based historian, Rana Safvi, instructed the channel, “The Delhi Vidhan Sabha constructing was constructed in 1912, and it appears very inconceivable that there can be a tunnel which linked it to the Purple Fort.”