Archive · 27 Sep 2026
MP CM Demolishes Part of Ancestral Home for Simhastha
A road in Ujjain is being made wider before Simhastha 2028.
Part of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s old family home is in the way.
About 9.5 feet from the front of the house must be removed.
The home was reportedly built by his grandfather in 1974.
Mohan Yadav prayed there and remembered his childhood before starting the demolition.
His sister Kalawati Yadav also lives in part of the house.
The chief minister said he felt emotional but supported the work for visiting devotees.
He and his sister said they would not take compensation.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav used a pickaxe to begin demolishing part of his ancestral home in Ujjain.
About 9.5 feet of the house’s front portion must be removed for road widening.
The 730-metre road from Khajur Wali Masjid to Ganesh Chowk will be widened to 15 metres.
A total of 272 buildings have been identified as obstructing the road-widening project.
Mohan Yadav and his sister Kalawati Yadav said they would not seek compensation for the demolition.
- Who
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav and his sister Kalawati Yadav.
- What
- Part of their ancestral home was marked for demolition as part of a road-widening project.
- When
- On Sunday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- To widen a road ahead of Simhastha 2028 and improve access for devotees.
- Road section
- 730 metres from Khajur Wali Masjid to Ganesh Chowk via Abdalpura and Jiwajiganj police station
- Planned road width
- 15 metres
- Buildings affected
- 272 structures
- Home portion affected
- Approximately 9.5 feet of the front portion
- House history
- Reportedly built by Mohan Yadav’s grandfather in 1974
- Compensation
- Mohan Yadav and Kalawati Yadav said they would not seek compensation
- Project occasion
- Road widening for Simhastha 2028