The Sena has been asking the state for land to build a memorial to deceased party chief Bal Thackeray, with the mayor's bungalow or Shivaji Park being suggested as possible sites. But the state could have by now come up with a policy that disallows it from giving away funds or highpriced public lands for memorials, said RTI activist Subhash Agrawal.
In August 2000, the Centre took a tough stand on not parting with public funds for memorials. A response to an RTI application from Agrawal reveals that a 2000 cabinet note of the Union government states it will not develop any more samadhis for departed leaders . The birth and death anniversary functions of Mahatma Gandhi would be the only exception , with the Rajghat Samadhi committee responsible for the functions and the Union government granting funds . "However , the birth and death anniversary of all other leaders shall be organized by their families and no financia grant will be sanctioned," the cabinet had ruled.
In fact , bungalow 12 at Willingdon Cresent , Delhi has been occupied by the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial trust since 1987. The trust applied to the government for converting the bungalow into a memorial , but the same was turned down. The central urban development ministry asked the trust to vacate the bungalow and the trust in turn moved court. "There is a likelihood that similar demands may come up. It is therefore felt, as never before, that instead of considering such requests on a caseto-case basis in an ad hoc manner ,the governmentshouldlay down policy guidelines ," the Union government had ruled.
Agrawal said , "Authorities are overlooking the 2000 cabinet note . It is highly improper that samadhis on high-priced public land have been later developed , like the most recent one for the fomer PM prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral."
"Raising samadhis not only involves allocation of large chunks of valuable land , but also needs large amounts of funds for the development and maintenance of these memorials," the cabinet said.
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