Ujjain: Protests Erupt as Demolition Work in Part of Shahi Masjid Campus Continues
Police deployed additional force as Muslim residents blocked the planned demolition, and the mosque committee said its High Court petition will be heard Monday.
- High security remains deployed around the Shahi Masjid Complex in Ujjain on Monday amid ongoing protests against the proposed mosque removal for road-widening projects ahead of Simhastha Kumbh preparations.
- Road widening is essential for the 2028 Simhastha Mela, explained Ujjain Municipal Corporation Chairperson Kalawati Yadav, with 272 structures marked for demolition as part of broader infrastructure overhaul.
- The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed petitions on September 9 challenging the removal, noting authorities had already affected 10 temples and one mosque across Ujjain during road-widening work.
- Ujjain Superintendent of Police Pradeep Sharma stated authorities are prioritizing dialogue to resolve the matter, while community members continue occupying the mosque premises to prevent demolition.
- A High Court hearing is scheduled for Monday, while AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi argued the Waqf Amendment law aims to seize Muslim community properties rather than protect them.
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Ujjain Clash: Stone-Pelting Erupts Over Shahi Masjid Demolition
<p dir="auto" data-start="731" data-end="1705">Tension escalated in Ujjain over the proposed removal of a portion of the Shahi Masjid as part of the ongoing road-widening work ahead of the 2028 Singhast Kumbh. Members of the Muslim community have been opposing the action and have held several rounds of talks with the administration. Despite these discussions, protests intensified, with reports of stone-pelting and police using tear gas as a defe…
There has been widespread protest and tension in Ujjain over the demolition of a portion of the Shahi Mosque. The Muslim community has split into two factions, one in favor of the demolition and the other opposing it. On Monday, large numbers of protesters protested the demolition, and reports emerged of stone-pelting at the police.
At Ujjain’s historic mosque, long night as residents gather ahead of demolition, court hearing
While the administration has, for now, held back from carrying out the demolition, community members say religious sites should be excluded from the road-widening exercise. Meanwhile, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the community was protesting in a “Gandhian way”, adding the protest was also a reflection of concerns he had raised in Parliament over the Waqf Amendment law.
Ujjain: Hundreds of Muslims in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain city sat inside the 600-year-old historic 'Shahi Masjid' to save it from being demolished. According to Indian media, the administration tried to demolish the mosque using a bulldozer late last night in the presence of a heavy police presence.
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