Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Uma Bharti Seeks Bhopal Mosque-Style Solution for Ujjain Temple
Uma Bharti wrote to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav about a temple in Ujjain.
Officials have started work to shift the Khade Hanuman Temple near Sati Gate.
The temple’s boundary wall was demolished.
One account said officials tried but failed to move the heavy idol.
District officials denied trying to remove it.
Bharti pointed to an earlier road project in Bhopal.
She said a mosque there was protected and the road plan was changed.
She wants the Ujjain issue handled in a way that respects both faith and development.
Her letter could make the dispute more important.
Former chief minister Uma Bharti urged Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to address the Khade Hanuman Temple issue.
Bharti cited a Bhopal road-widening project where a mosque was left undisturbed and the plan was changed.
She said faith and development should go hand in hand while resolving the Ujjain temple matter.
Work to shift the temple near Sati Gate in Ujjain has begun, including demolition of its boundary wall.
Reports said officials could not move the idol, while district officials said they made no such attempt.
- Who
- Former chief minister Uma Bharti, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Ujjain district officials, and local residents.
- What
- A dispute concerns plans to shift the Khade Hanuman Temple and its idol near Sati Gate.
- When
- Work to shift the temple has begun; the article gives no specific date.
- Where
- Near Sati Gate in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh; Bharti cited an earlier project near Kamlapati Park in Bhopal.
- Why
- Bharti says the issue should balance religious faith and development, following the example of a changed Bhopal road plan.
Temple Preservation
Administrative Action
What happened during the attempted shift?
Temple Preservation
The reported account said officials tried to remove the idol but could not move it because it was too heavy.
Administrative Action
District administration officials said they made no effort to remove the idol.
How should the issue be resolved?
Temple Preservation
Uma Bharti argued that the solution should protect faith while accommodating development, citing the changed Bhopal road plan.
Administrative Action
The administration has begun work to shift the temple, although the article does not state its full reasoning or final plan.
- Issue
- Proposed shifting of the Khade Hanuman Temple near Sati Gate in Ujjain
- Letter writer
- Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti
- Recipient
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav
- Bhopal precedent
- A road-widening plan near Kamlapati Park was changed while a mosque remained undisturbed
- Current work
- The temple’s boundary wall has been demolished
- Idol dispute
- One report said officials failed to move the heavy idol; district officials denied attempting to remove it
- Public reaction
- More residents began visiting the site after the account about the idol circulated