NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on July 26 BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy’s plea for a direction to the Centre to declare the “Ram Setu” as a national heritage monument.Ram Setu, also known as Adam’s bridge, is a chain of limestone shoals between Pamban Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka.
“Today CJ of SC agreed to hear me on Ancient Monument status for Ram Setu. Listed for July 26th. After when I got scrapped Sethu Project, Modi has instructed officers on I, me myself flaw to block me from making Ram Setu a Heritage site. I was assisted by Adv @satyasabharwal,” Dr Swamy tweeted.
A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of Swamy that it was an urgent and small matter needed to be listed for hearing.
On a lighter note, CJI Ramana told Swamy that let it be listed after my retirement.
Swamy submitted that he had already won the first round of the litigation in which the Centre accepted the existence of Ram Setu. He further said the Union minister concerned had called a meeting in 2017 to consider his demand but nothing happened subsequently.
The BJP leader had raised the issue of declaring the Ram Setu a national monument in his PIL against the controversial Sethusamudram Ship Channel project, initiated by the UPA-I government.
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