JAIPUR, Aug 11: The Rajput Sabha here yesterday “ostracised” former ruler of Jaipur, Bhawani Singh and stripped him of the permanent presidency of the Sabha, following the controversial marriage of his daughter, Diya Kumari Singh, at Delhi on August 6.
Three hundred of the 400 delegates of the Sabha were present at the meeting. The decision will be placed before the general House on August 17 for its approval.
The Sabha also “ostracised” the immediate family of Bhawani Singh, besides that of Budh Singh of Kotda, father of the bridegroom, Narendra Singh.
The delegates appealed to all Rajput bodies and trusts to remove Bhawani Singh from all honorary positions. They called upon the government to acquire all trusts and properties controlled by the members of the former ruling family of Jaipur. They also demanded that the former ruling family be prevented from using historical buildings for commercial purposes.
The meeting also decided to take action against those who attended the marriage and who still maintained social relations with the family.
An agitation will also be launched to condemn the marriage.Sawai Sing Dhamor claimed at the meeting that Diya Kumari Singh and Narendra Singh shared the same ancestry. He said men and women belonging to the same clan could not marry each other according to the custom and laws propounded in Manusmriti.