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Updated: December 30, 2019 4:06:19 am
The government initiated action against Jamadar. Honorary Captain Balasaheb Jamadar, a successor of Kandojibin, had then moved a civil court, seeking an order of permanent injunction to restrain the government from dispossessing them of the Jaystambh land. (Representational Image)
Ahead of the 202nd anniversary of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon, preparations are in full swing at the Jaystambh in Perne village near Koregaon Bhima, where a huge crowd, mainly from the Dalit Ambedkarite community, is expected to visit on January 1.
The Bombay High Court (HC) had on December 19 granted permission to the state government to enter the “disputed land” around the Jaystambh from December 22 to make necessary arrangements for the large crowd visiting the place from December 30 to January 2, 2020.
Jaystambh was erected by the British government in 1821 in memory of its soldiers who fought against the Peshwas at Koregaon Bhima on January 1, 1818. Later, the British appointed a soldier, Kandojibin Gajoji Jamadar (Malvadkar), who was wounded in the battle, as the caretaker of the Jaystambh on December 13, 1824.
Successors of Jamadar claim that as per the “Sanad” given to Kandojibin Gajoji…
