Two illegal mosques, madrasa demolished in Sambhal; government land to be allotted to beneficiaries
In a major anti-encroachment operation on Sunday, authorities demolished two illegal mosques and a madrasa in Sambhal district.
In a major anti-encroachment operation on Sunday, authorities demolished two illegal mosques and a madrasa in Sambhal district.
In a determined push to uphold the law and maintain order, the Uttar Pradesh government has intensified its crackdown on illegal madrasas, mosques, and other unauthorised religious structures on the Indo-Nepal border.
In a veiled attack at the ruling BJP, J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that our (Muslim) mosques and shrines are being targeted across the country as part of a "well-planned conspiracy."
Indeed, if the Muslim side had agreed to voluntarily cede Ayodhya to the Hindus in the first place, the history and politics of the nation would have been different today. As the new emerging evidence now seems to suggest, the Muslim community was apparently not against such an amicable settlement, but it was sabotaged and hijacked by left-liberal and Muslim intellectuals
"We demanded from the Nitish Kumar government to conduct survey on the madrasas and mosques of Bihar, especially in Muslim-dominated Seemanchal region.
As per the data released by the government, a total of 10,923 loudspeakers were uninstalled from various religious sites in the state and the volume of 35,221 loudspeakers was lowered as per the parameters till 4.00 pm on Wednesday.
With lockdown restrictions eased in parts of the country, devotees were seen visiting mosques while maintaining social distancing and wearing masks as preventive measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
As per the instructions issued by one of the largest mosques in India, the Jama Masjid in the Capital, each member of the community is advised to offer prayers for Jamat-ul-Vida and Eid al-Fitr from their homes.
The top court had, on January 13, asked four senior lawyers to convene a meeting to decide on the issues to be deliberated by it in the matter.
'Nobody should take a position that's detrimental to national unity,' a statement quoted Athawale as saying.
