BANGALORE: Tension prevailed at the Chamarajapet Hindu cemetery near T R Mill here on saturday over the proposal to construct an electric crematorium over the existing burial ground by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) at a cost of Rs 3.80 crore. Chamarajapet MLA B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan had called a local residents’ meeting to know their opinions and seek suggestions on the electric crematorium.
A few residents said that they should Most of the residents and local leaders present there expressed their displeasure over the proposal.be allowed to continue with the existing age-old Hindu custom of cremating. The situation became tense when residents asserted that the electric crematorium should not be constructed. Zameer Ahmed urged leaders not to politicise the issue. “Residents are being misled by vested interests,” he remarked.The MLA explained that the proposed crematorium uses the latest technology and causes less pollution. As there was no consensus on the issue, the MLA said that another meeting would be held on January 1.