GUWAHATI: Joining in the chorus of opposition parties who have hit out at the Centre for turning in the contract for maintenance of the enduring Red Fort to a private workforce, the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Sunday mentioned the transfer used to be not anything however "corporatization" of India's heritage monument.
"We are shocked and saddened by the Centre's move. The Red Fort is an iconic structure. Engaging a private agency is tantamount to undermining the significance of heritage monuments of our country. We strongly oppose the BJP government's decision," AIUDF chief and Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal mentioned in a observation issued on Sunday.
He added that with this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "pro-corporate stance" turns into increasingly more obvious.
At the nationwide level, Congress, TMC and CPM amongst opposition parties and historians - including Irfan Habib and William Dalrymple - have criticized the tourism ministry's transfer to "lease out" the 17th-century Mughal monument to a private company.
Ajmal mentioned that after Red Fort the government may also do the similar for other iconic monuments like Taj Mahal and Qutb Minar. "The heritage monuments of our country will be in danger if the government gives up its responsibility for its maintenance. By handing over the task to private parties, the BJP government wants to corporatize our heritage. We have to oppose it tooth and nail," Ajmal added.
He demanded that the Centre withdraw the decision and allot more funds to the tourism ministry for improving amenities at heritage monuments.
"We are shocked and saddened by the Centre's move. The Red Fort is an iconic structure. Engaging a private agency is tantamount to undermining the significance of heritage monuments of our country. We strongly oppose the BJP government's decision," AIUDF chief and Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal mentioned in a observation issued on Sunday.
He added that with this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "pro-corporate stance" turns into increasingly more obvious.
At the nationwide level, Congress, TMC and CPM amongst opposition parties and historians - including Irfan Habib and William Dalrymple - have criticized the tourism ministry's transfer to "lease out" the 17th-century Mughal monument to a private company.
Ajmal mentioned that after Red Fort the government may also do the similar for other iconic monuments like Taj Mahal and Qutb Minar. "The heritage monuments of our country will be in danger if the government gives up its responsibility for its maintenance. By handing over the task to private parties, the BJP government wants to corporatize our heritage. We have to oppose it tooth and nail," Ajmal added.
He demanded that the Centre withdraw the decision and allot more funds to the tourism ministry for improving amenities at heritage monuments.
Red Fort lease shows Centre's pro-corporate stance: AIUDF
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