Hindu activists threaten mass suicide after notice to shift 250-year-old station temple in Agra

Hindu activists have threatened mass suicide after the railways issued a notice to shift a temple from a railway station in Agra.

Hindu activists have threatened to commit mass suicide after the railways issued a notice to shift the 250-year-old Chamunda Devi Temple from the premises of the Raja ki Mandi Railway Station in Agra.

The issue started when Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Anand Swaroop issued a notice on April 20 to the temple authorities to shift the structure from the railway station premises.

The notice read, "The temple needs to be shifted as the passengers are facing a lot of trouble because of it. If the temple is not removed, railways will shift the platform."

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Notices have also been sent for the shifting of a mosque and a dargah as part of an anti-encroachment drive.

In support of the temple administration, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal activists recited the Hanuman Chalisa at the office of the DRM for the Agra division of North Central Railway.

Explaining the history of the temple, Mahant Virendra Anand told India Today, "This temple is 300-years-old. We will die, but no one will be able to move even one brick of this temple."