The Uttar Pradesh government demolished a mosque situated within the Saharanpur district magistrate’s office complex following a court order. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is under scrutiny for the demolition and alleged house arrest of Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Hasan.
On Saturday, authorities in Uttar Pradesh carried out the demolition of a mosque located within the Saharanpur district magistrate’s office complex. The move was prompted by a court's decision to uphold an earlier order declaring the structure illegal.
The court order for the mosque's demolition was issued on July 17 by the city magistrate’s court, and it directed its occupants to pay around Rs 6.41 crore as compensation, citing alleged encroachment and unauthorised use of government land.
The order was challenged before the district judge’s court, which on Friday upheld the decision.
Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Hasan claimed that she was placed under house arrest by police at her Kairana residence to prevent her from travelling to Saharanpur. She stated that a large police force was deployed at her residence overnight and she was not allowed to leave her home.
On Saturday, the Kairana MP said that the mosque was sealed and barricades were erected around the area after a lower civil court passed its order. ‘People wanted to speak to the officials to request some time regarding the matter. People wanted to approach the High Court,’ she said.
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