Shahjahanpur

Shahjahanpur a district in Uttar Pradesh is known for its Hindu-Muslim unity and Ganga-Jamuni civilization. Living up to the district's reputation, Babu Ali donated 1 bigha (1.6 acres) of his land for the grand expansion of the Hanuman temple 

The 140-year-old Hanuman temple in Kachiyanikheda of Tilhar town in Shahjahanpur was to be shifted due to the widening of the road. 

While the district administration was looking for alternate space to shift the temple, one Babu Ali, a local from the area, came forward and donated one bigha (1.6 acres) of his own land for it. Babu Ali has officially donated the land in the name of Hanuman temple by signing the deed.

Swami Chinmayanand contacted Babu Ali, a resident of Telhar city, and asked him to donate the land to Hanumanji. Babu Ali, the owner of the land, sat down and talked with his family members, then everyone agreed to give one bigha of land in the name of Bajrang Bali.

In the registered deed, Babu Ali signed as the seller, while the Sub Division Magistrate (SDM) of Tilhar Rashi Krishna as the buyer for the said land which will be used for the construction of the temple.

The SDM and local Tehsildar had approached Babu Ali, whose land was adjacent to the temple for sale, but the officials could not convince him.

However, later, after speaking to Swami Chnimayanand, a former Union Minister, Babu Ali decided to donate it without taking a single penny, his lawyer, Abhishek Gupta informed an Indian news agency.

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On Tuesday, Babu Ali reached the registrar's office and donated the land officially. After this, he, along with Swami Chinmayanand, visited the temple and offered the registered deed of the land at the feet of Lord Hanuman.

Babu Ali said that the inclusive approach of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the slogan Sabka Saath-Sabka Vikas inspired him to donate this land for the temple. He said that the act of his would further strengthen the Ganga-Jamuni culture of UP and the Hindu-Muslim unity.