(Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)The passage of the kingThe view from the Shahi Darwaza – eastern entrance of the mosque – says it all. This passage once connected the Red Fort’ Akbarabadi Darwaza, also known as Dilli Darwaza, to Jama Masjid’s Shahi Darwaza. The authority built Meena Bazaar — with 690 shops and kiosks — to rehabilitate displaced shopkeepers. To authority dug up 15-feet to construct the underground market — known for machines and industrial tools—in the front of Shahi Darwaza. Instead of shifting Meena Bazaar, Singh proposes its redevelopment as centrally air-conditioned market.

Source: Hindustan Times December 02, 2017 18:33 UTC