MP: 250 homes including Takiya mosque razed for Mahakal temple corridor

MP: 250 homes including Takiya mosque razed for Mahakal temple corridor

Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district administration on Saturday, January 11 executed a demolition drive in Nizamuddin Colony removing 250 houses and structures, including the Masjid Takiya to facilitate the expansion of the Mahakal Temple Corridor Project. The demolition focused on about 257 permanent structures that were built across two and a half-hectare land to signify a large-scale urban regeneration project. The local administration has report…

257 homes, mosque demolished for temple corridor expansion in Madhya Pradesh

Officials in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain demolished a mosque and 257 homes in a Muslim-majority area, to pave the way for expanding a parking facility and construct a sermon hall as part of the ambitious preparations for a Hindu pilgrimage festival in 2028. India’s Supreme Court recently banned the weaponization of demolitions as collective punishment against Muslims, declaring that any demolitions carried out with…

Mosque, 257 homes demolished in Ujjain for temple corridor expansion

Authorities in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, demolished the Takiya Mosque and 257 homes on Saturday as part of the Mahakaleshwar Temple Corridor Project. The demolition in Nizamuddin Colony was carried out under heavy police presence and supervision by senior officials. Residents reported receiving as little as 12 hours’ notice, with some claiming they were notified late […]

MP: Mosque, 257 Homes Demolished in Ujjain for Temple Corridor Expansion - Clarion India

The land will be used to expand the vehicular parking facility and construct a Pravachan Hall (sermon hall) as part of the ambitious preparations for the 2028 Ujjain Simhastha (Kumbh) Team Clarion NEW DELHI – Authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district on Saturday demolished a mosque named Takiya and 257 homes to pave the way for expanding the Mahakaleshwar Temple Corridor Project. The demolition drive in Nizamuddin Colony was carried out am…