AIMIM chief Owaisi condemns Saharanpur mosque demolition, says ‘you cannot bulldoze our masjid’
Debris clearing uncovered a nearly 20-foot-deep well, and the Archaeological Survey of India will assess its age and history, officials said.
- On Saturday, authorities in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, demolished a mosque located inside the Collectorate complex while heavy police and Provincial Armed Constabulary units secured the site during the operation.
- The administration acted after a court upheld the City Magistrate's order declaring the mosque an "unauthorised structure" occupying 315 square metres of government land, citing alleged commercial use.
- Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Hasan alleged police placed her under house arrest in Kairana to prevent her from visiting Saharanpur, stating, "In a democracy, public representatives are elected to raise the voice of the people."
- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi condemned the demolition, asserting "religious freedom is not dependent on mercy," while BSP chief Mayawati urged authorities to "adopt other measures to resolve the issue."
- A nearly 20-foot-deep well was discovered beneath the rubble on Sunday, prompting Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sadar Subodh Kumar to state that technical teams would investigate to determine the structure's history.
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AIMIM chief Owaisi condemns Saharanpur mosque demolition, says ‘you cannot bulldoze our masjid’
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has condemned the demolition of a mosque inside the Saharanpur Collectorate complex, questioning the government’s action and raising concerns over religious freedom. Owaisi said the mosque committee had produced records dating back to 1911 to establish the structure’s existence and claimed prayers had been offered there for more than a century. The mosque was demolished on September 5 after a District Judge’s court d…
Owaisi condemns demolition of mosque in Uttar Pradesh
Hyderabad, Sep 5 (PTI) Condemning the demolition of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday asked whether freedom of religion guaranteed in the Constitution applies to Muslims or not. An illegally-constructed mosque located within the premises of the district collectorate office in Saharanpur was demolished early Saturday, officials said. Owaisi alleged […]
Iqra Hasan House Arrest Row: SP MP Says Police Stopped Her From Visiting Saharanpur
Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Hasan has alleged that she was stopped from travelling to Saharanpur and placed under house arrest at her Kairana residence after the demolition of a mosque inside the district magistrate's office complex triggered a political row in Uttar Pradesh.Hasan, who represents the Kairana Lok Sabha constituency, said a large police contingent reached her home when she was prepari
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