Centre asked UP govt to remove 'Ram Lalla' idol in 1949 as Pak Radio showed Hindus capturing spaces vacated after Partition: Ex Secretary aninews.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aninews.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Uttar Pradesh government under the then Chief Minister Govind Ballabh Pant was asked by the Central government in 1949 to ensure the removal of the idol of Ram Lalla days after the news percolated of its sudden appearance and Pakistan Radio showed the news stressing that Hindus are capturing the space vacated by a certain community after Partition, recalled Raghvendra Singh, former Union Culture Secretary and ex-director of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library while explaining the pressure his grandfather Guru Dutt Singh, the then Faizabad city magistrate and additional district magistrate faced. India News | Centre Asked UP Govt to Remove 'Ram Lalla' Idol in 1949 as Pak Radio Showed Hindus Capturing Spaces Vacated After Partition: Ex Secretary.