Bijli Mahadev Erupts: Will Sunder Singh Thakur Finally Wake Up?
Kullu, July 2025 –
A storm is brewing in the sacred hills of Bijli Mahadev—and this time, it’s not lightning from the skies, but rage from the ground. Local villagers, women, youth and devotees have risen in revolt, chasing away ropeway contractors and bringing work to a grinding halt.
What triggered the fire? More than 70 trees axed. Cracks appearing in the ground. Landslide fears. Sacred soil disturbed.
And all for a ₹284 crore ropeway project no one here asked for.
Locals Say: Enough is Enough!
Chants of “No ropeway, no destruction!” echoed as protestors blocked roads, stopped trucks loaded with felled trees, and camped at the site till the company was forced out.
People claim the project has not only endangered the ecology but also insulted local beliefs. The oracle of Bijli Mahadev has spoken: the deity is not happy.
“First our forests, now our faith—what’s left to destroy?” asked an elderly woman at the protest.
Cracks in the Land, Cracks in Public Trust
The site has started showing signs of slipping. The soil is loose, slopes are fragile, and over 32 nearby villages are now at risk of landslides.
What was once a peaceful trek through ancient deodars is now turning into a danger zone.
And the biggest question being shouted across the valley—
Where is Sunder Singh Thakur?
Why is the local MLA silent as his people protest and his hills bleed?
Rising Political Heat
Even leaders from the ruling party have distanced themselves. Former HPMC vice-chairman Ram Singh called it a “reckless project” and asked whether this was development or destruction in disguise.
The anger is no longer limited to the forest—it’s turning political, and personal.
Development or Disaster?
The government says the ropeway will help 1,800 tourists an hour reach the shrine faster. But locals ask:
What’s the point if it costs us our trees, our land, and our lives?
Time to Choose: Ropeway or People's Will?
The Bijli Mahadev protests have shaken the ground—literally and politically.
Will Sunder Singh Thakur now stand with his people, or will he continue watching from the sidelines while bulldozers move in and faith breaks apart?
The people aren’t backing down. The hills are speaking. And the silence from Shimla is only making the cracks wider.
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