Team Clarion
SAMBHAL — The ‘Neja Mela’, which is held every year in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, in memory of Saiyyad Salar Masud Ghazi, will not take place this time. The police have made it clear to the organisers that they will not allow the event to take place.
Additional Police Superintendent Shreeshchandra stated that the Neja Mela has been organised in Sambhal in the past. However, some people have raised objections regarding it.
He mentioned that this mela has been held in memory of Abdul Salar Masud Ghazi, nephew of Mahmud Ghaznavi.
ASP Chandra said that people have pointed out that Ghazi Salar was involved in the looting of the Somnath Temple and the destruction of several other temples.
Organisers have also been informed not to hold such an event. Legal action will be taken against those who spread misinformation, says the police officer.
The mela usually begins with the installation of the 30-feet pole with a green flag on its top in the mela ground on the first Tuesday after Holi.
This pole was supposed to be set up on March 18, but the police administration has put a stop to it.
This tradition of holding the event should not continue as it is not right.
He emphasised that if a harmful tradition has been followed for years, it is important to change it. –With inputs from IANS
