Foundation stone laid for reconstruction of chhatri

Kota: The foundation stone rituals for the reconstruction of the historic cenotaph (Chhatri) of Rao Surajmal Hada, the 9th king of Bundi, were performed in a modest ceremony on Friday. The stone was laid at the same location in Tulsi village of Bundi district where the 600-year-old monument was demolished by Kota Development Authority (KDA) last month to make way for the construction of Green Field Airport. The consensus for the reconstruction of the monument was reached in a meeting chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker and Kota-Bundi MP Om Birla on Thursday, which was attended by officials from KDA, Airport Authority of India, former MP and member of Kota ex-royal family Ijyaraj Singh, Brig (rtd) Bhupesh Singh Hada, Vanshvardhan Singh and Akshya Hada and representatives from the Rajput community.Ex-MP Ijayraj, Brig Hada, Vanshwardhan, along with several community members and locals, performed the rituals of the stone-laying ceremony Friday noon.After reaching a consensus on the reconstruction, speaker Om Birla spoke with CM Bhajan Lal Sharma over the phone regarding the sentiments of the community, a press release stated. tnn
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