Taj Mahal Land Originally Belonged To Jaipur Royal Family, We Have Documents: What BJP MP Said

The land on which the Taj Mahal was built originally belonged to Jaipur¡¯s ruler Jai Singh, and Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan acquired it, BJP MP Diya Kumari claimed on Wednesday.

To corroborate her claims, she asserted that records are available with the erstwhile Jaipur royal family.

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Supporting a petition in the Allahabad High Court seeking a fact-finding inquiry into the ¡°history¡± of the Taj Mahal, she wants the opening of the doors of its ¡°22 rooms¡± to see ¡°the truth, whatever it is.¡±

"It should be investigated what was there before the monument was built, and people have the right to know. There are records available with the Jaipur family, and it would provide these, if required, Kumari." a member of the erstwhile Jaipur royal family said.

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¡°Compensation was given in lieu of the land, but how much was it, whether it was accepted or not? I cannot say this because I have not studied the records in our ¡®pothikhana.¡¯ But the land belonged to our family, and Shah Jahan had acquired it,¡± she told reporters.

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¡°Since there was no judiciary, no appeal could have been made at that time. Things will be clear only after examining the records,¡± the BJP leader said.

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Referring to the petition, she said it was a valid point that the rooms should be opened and an investigation should be done.

¡°People should know why the rooms are locked there. There could have been anything before the Taj Mahal, maybe a temple. People have the right to know what was there originally before the ¡®maqbara,¡¯¡± Kumari said.

She said that she had not studied the records and could reach a conclusion only after examining them.

Rajasthan | As per documents with us, property (Taj Mahal) on that land was a palace & Shah Jahan captured it as they ruled back then. The land belonged to Jaipur royal family (erstwhile) & we have got the documents that it belonged to us: BJP MP Diya Kumari on Taj Mahal row pic.twitter.com/Nv9kD7tyAs

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¡°What I am saying is on behalf of what I have learned and heard. I have not studied the records. We can provide the records to the court if necessary. After examining the records, we can reach a conclusion,¡± Kumari said.

The writ petition was filed on Saturday in the Lucknow bench of the high court registry by Rajneesh Singh, who is the media in charge of the BJP¡¯s Ayodhya unit. The petition would come up before the court for a hearing after the registry passes it.

Rajasthan | Documents say that since Shah Jahan liked it, he acquired it. I've heard that he gave some compensation in lieu of it. If the court directs we will provide the documents: BJP MP Diya Kumari on Taj Mahal row pic.twitter.com/yLNulgmgSe

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¡°In the petition, I have demanded that the 22 doors of the monument's rooms should be opened to see the truth, whatever it is,¡± Singh told PTI on Sunday.

(With PTI inputs)

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