Telangana Congress lodges police complaints against demolition of places of worship in Secretariat premises
HYDERABAD: The Congress leaders have lodged complaints with Saifabad police station demanding registration of FIR against the demolition of a temple and two mosques in the secretariat premises.
Another 500 congress members will also lodge complaints with the police on different dates as the demolition of the places of worship is illegal. The two mosques were protected under various Central laws, said TPCC minorities wing chairman Abdullah Sohail.
The Congress will also explore legal options for reconstruction of the places of worship on its original sites in the Secretariat premises. The Telangana State Wakf Board should have lodged a complaint against those responsible for the demolition of two mosques. But the Wakf Board did not do it, Sohail said.
Referring to Wakf Board chairman Md Saleem’s statement that new temple and mosque will be reconstructed in the secretariat premises, Sohail said: "our demand is that a temple and two mosques should be reconstructed on its original sites. We will not allow construction of the new secretariat until the government reconstructs all three places of worship at its original sites. There will be no compromise on the issue," Sohail said.
"We have lodged complaints demanding registration of a criminal case against chief secretary Somesh Kumar, Wakf Board chairman Mohammed Saleem among others holding them responsible for the demolition of places of worship on July 8, only to facilitate the construction of a new secretariat building,” Sohail said.
The demolition of two mosques and a temple was illegal as the land where these places of worship existed was not owned by the State Government although they were located in the Secretariat premises. The Masjid-e-Moatamadi and Masjid-e-Hashmi were Wakf properties and one of them was a heritage building. They were protected structures under various Central laws. Therefore, their demolition was illegal and those responsible for it must be booked, The Congress leader said after submitting a complaint at the Saifabad police station.
Though 500 more Congress activists were planning to lodge separate complaints at the police station, Sohail said senior police officers requested them not to come in large numbers in view of Covid-19 situation.
Responding to their request, only a group of leaders including City Congress president M Anjan Kumar Yadav, Youth Congress president Anil Kumar Yadav, TPCC spokesperson Syed Nizamuddin, city Congress minorities wing chairman Sameer Waliullah and a few others visited the police station to submit the complaints in person. Remaining Congress workers lodged their complaints through online mode, Sohail said.
Another 500 congress members will also lodge complaints with the police on different dates as the demolition of the places of worship is illegal. The two mosques were protected under various Central laws, said TPCC minorities wing chairman Abdullah Sohail.
The Congress will also explore legal options for reconstruction of the places of worship on its original sites in the Secretariat premises. The Telangana State Wakf Board should have lodged a complaint against those responsible for the demolition of two mosques. But the Wakf Board did not do it, Sohail said.
Referring to Wakf Board chairman Md Saleem’s statement that new temple and mosque will be reconstructed in the secretariat premises, Sohail said: "our demand is that a temple and two mosques should be reconstructed on its original sites. We will not allow construction of the new secretariat until the government reconstructs all three places of worship at its original sites. There will be no compromise on the issue," Sohail said.
"We have lodged complaints demanding registration of a criminal case against chief secretary Somesh Kumar, Wakf Board chairman Mohammed Saleem among others holding them responsible for the demolition of places of worship on July 8, only to facilitate the construction of a new secretariat building,” Sohail said.
The demolition of two mosques and a temple was illegal as the land where these places of worship existed was not owned by the State Government although they were located in the Secretariat premises. The Masjid-e-Moatamadi and Masjid-e-Hashmi were Wakf properties and one of them was a heritage building. They were protected structures under various Central laws. Therefore, their demolition was illegal and those responsible for it must be booked, The Congress leader said after submitting a complaint at the Saifabad police station.
Though 500 more Congress activists were planning to lodge separate complaints at the police station, Sohail said senior police officers requested them not to come in large numbers in view of Covid-19 situation.
Responding to their request, only a group of leaders including City Congress president M Anjan Kumar Yadav, Youth Congress president Anil Kumar Yadav, TPCC spokesperson Syed Nizamuddin, city Congress minorities wing chairman Sameer Waliullah and a few others visited the police station to submit the complaints in person. Remaining Congress workers lodged their complaints through online mode, Sohail said.
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