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Mirchpur agitation: No bus or rail moved out from Hisar
Hisar, Jan 23 : The agitating Jats have intensified their stir by blocking the National highway Hisar-Delhi, Hisar-Chandigarh, Sorkhi Mundhal, Hisar-Rajgarh road here today.
Train services have also been suspended on Rewari-Bhatinda route as the agitators are squatting on the railway track at village Ramayan.
Due to the blockade people are facing great difficulties, Jagan Nath, an electronic dealer, told UNI that his family reached from Delhi to Hisar in 12 hours on their own car through link roads which kept him worried till their arrival.
Due to the blockade people are facing great difficulties, Jagan Nath, an electronic dealer, told UNI that his family reached from Delhi to Hisar in 12 hours on their own car through link roads which kept him worried till their arrival.
Ramesh Leekha, a senior citizen from Green Park, said his relatives have been stranded in Hisar due to the agitation.
Most of the traffic has been diverted to bordering areas of Rajasthan.
Meanwhile, senior Congress leader and legislator Sampat Singh has appealed the Khap leaders to lift the blockade of the roads and railway tracks as the same is causing great difficulties to the public.
The state government have deployed Paramilitary forces to restore law and order situation and the forces succeeded in removing blockade at Muklan and Chaudhry was at Rajgarh road.
Till the last report came in Deputy Commissioners of Hisar, Jind and Bhiwani were holding dialogue with the Khap leaders to clear the roads and railway lines.
Most of the traffic has been diverted to bordering areas of Rajasthan.
Meanwhile, senior Congress leader and legislator Sampat Singh has appealed the Khap leaders to lift the blockade of the roads and railway tracks as the same is causing great difficulties to the public.
The state government have deployed Paramilitary forces to restore law and order situation and the forces succeeded in removing blockade at Muklan and Chaudhry was at Rajgarh road.
Till the last report came in Deputy Commissioners of Hisar, Jind and Bhiwani were holding dialogue with the Khap leaders to clear the roads and railway lines.
History of Hisar
The city of Hisar was founded by a Muslim ruler, Firozshah Tughlaq in 1354 A.D. ‘Hisar’ is an Arabic word which means ‘Fort’. The city, which we know today as ‘Hisar’, was originally called ‘Hisar Firoza (also Hisar-e-Firoza) or in other words the ‘Fort of Firoz’. But as the days rolled by, the very word ‘Firoza’ was dropped from its original name.
It was in these lands that the very first evidence of the presence of man was discovered with the excavation of Agroha, Banawali and Kunal. All of these were the pre-Harappan settlements, bringing for us the very first images of pre-Historic times. The presence of the pillar in Hisar fort belonging to the time of Emperor Ashoka (234 A.D.) originally from Agroha, the discovery of coins of the Kushan Kings tells tales of ancient India.
The construction work of the Hisar city was started in the year 1354 A.D. under the personal supervision of Firozshah himself who stayed here for a sufficient time. The boundary wall of Hisar Firoza was built up of stones brought from the hills of Narsai. The Fort city was also surrounded by big ditch dug round the wall. A large and deep tank was constructed inside the fort, and the water used to replenish the ditch. Inside the fort a fine palace, having a complex of different buildings was built. Well laid out gardens added to the beauty of the palace. The initial stage of the city, it was reported, was completed after the incessant work of two and a half years.
The nobles and Amirs were also directed by the Sultan to get the residences built here. The buildings were constructed with lime and burnt bricks. The fort-city had four gates which were subsequently named as the Delhi Gate and Mori Gate to the east, the Nagori Gate to the south and Talaqi Gate to the west.
While constructing the palace, popularly known as ‘Gujari Mahal’ for his beloved, Firozshah also built a new city around it. The Gujari Mahal still stands in its austere majesty. This palace is a complex of different buildings, including the royal residence of the sultan Firozshah, Shahi Darwaza, Diwan-e-Aam, Baradari with three tehkhanas, a Hamam, a Mosque and a Pillar. The style of architecture of the Gujari Mahal is dignified. The palace has beautifully carved stone pillars.
It is true that most of the materials used for the constructing the Gujari Mahal complex was of Hindu or Jain temples, but there is nothing unusual about it because the conquerors would often do like that. It is thus a routine practice of history.