Receiver to oversee Udaipur City Palace’s disputed portion after new titular royal head denied entry
Udaipur, November 26, 2024.
The district administration has appointed a receiver to oversee a controversial portion of Udaipur’s City Palace following tension over Vishvaraj Singh, the new ceremonial head of the erstwhile royal family, being denied entry.
The receiver’s appointment came after supporters of Singh clashed with those of his paternal uncle Arvind Singh Mewar, who controls the City Palace, late on Monday.
BJP MLA Singh was on Monday anointed titular head of the erstwhile Mewar royal family at a ceremony in Chittorgarh fort following the death of his father Mahendra Singh Mewar earlier this month.
After his anointment, Singh was scheduled to go to City Palace to have darshan of the “dhuni (a religious place)” and then visit the Eklingnathji temple.
However, Arvind...
