An “unlawful” mosque being demolished within the presence of SDM, the Metropolis Justice of the Peace and the Police Pressure in Uttar Pradesh. Picture: X/@ANINewsUP.
Native authorities in Saharanpur demolished a mosque positioned contained in the District Justice of the Peace’s workplace complicated on Saturday (September 5, 2026), within the presence of the Sub Divisional Justice of the Peace (SDM) and the Metropolis Justice of the Peace, amid a heavy police presence.
The Court docket of the Metropolis Justice of the Peace declared the mosque unlawful final month and issued an order for its demolition.
Lok Sabha MP Iqra Hasan from Kairana, who was scheduled to go to Saharanpur on Saturday (September 5, 2026), was positioned underneath home arrest. The MP alleged that as she was leaving her house to journey to Saharanpur, a big police pressure arrived at her residence and prevented her from leaving.
The Samajwadi Party (SP) alleged the BJP is repeatedly making an attempt to “stoke unrest within the State alongside communal strains earlier than the 2027 Meeting polls”.
“Iqra Hasan is an MP from our get together, and we have now obtained data that she has been positioned underneath home arrest together with the native MLA and others. The BJP is totally trampling constitutional rights. There may be no larger menace to democracy than inserting an MP underneath home arrest,” stated Afzal Ansari, Lok Sabha MP from Ghazipur and senior SP chief.
Relating to the step of demolition, Mr. Ansari stated, “It’s the accountability of a public consultant to go to the spot, speak to the individuals, and resolve the problems. Subsequently, that is an undemocratic step by the federal government, and we condemn it. As we transfer nearer to the 2027 elections, the BJP is repeatedly making an attempt to stoke unrest within the State on communal strains.”
Printed – September 05, 2026 01:14 pm IST
