Receiver to oversee Udaipur City Palace’s disputed portion

In Rajasthan, the Udaipur district administration has appointed a receiver to oversee a controversial portion of City Palace following tension over Vishvaraj Singh, the new ceremonial head of the erstwhile royal family, being denied entry. Ghanta Ghar SHO Yogendra Vyas, who was appointed as the receiver by additional district magistrate Monday night, said possession of the controversial area could not be taken so far. He said that the situation remained under control on Tuesday.
Vishvaraj Singh, a BJP MLA, told reporters at his residence that visiting Dhuni was his right but he was stopped from doing so. He said that he would be going to Eklingnathji temple on Wednesday.Markets near the City Palace also remained closed. "People in political positions should not misuse their position and power with the government to enter our home," said Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, warning his cousin Vishvaraj Singh, a BJP MLA."People cannot force themselves into our home. Legal options are open," he added."We will go by rule of law. We cannot take law in our hands. Let's not vitiate the atmosphere," he added.

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The notice of the receiver’s appointment was also pasted on the palace’s main gate.Following the receiver’s appointment, Singh returned around 1.30 am and went to his residence without having a ‘darshan’ of the ‘dhuni’.