By Shaista Khan / Siasat
Hyderabad: A mosque here was reportedly demolished at Shamshabad by the local municipality with help from the police. The Masjid-e-Khaja Mehmood was allegedly bulldozed by municipal officials along with the RGIA (Cyberabad) police here on Monday night.
Majilis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) leader Amjedullah Khan, visited the spot after learning of it and alleged it was done with a bulldozer. He claimed that the local municipal officials demolished the Masjid-e-Khama at 3 a.m. The masjid is situated at Green Avenue colony in Shamshabad.
This is the sixth Masjid in Telangana to be demolished by KCR Govt since he came to power in 2014, Where are those muslim leaders who were claiming KCR & KTR as Secular…? Masjid demolition happened right under KTR's (MA&UD) Ministry./2@trspartyonline @MinisterKTR @BTR_KTR pic.twitter.com/w2JX84AvaJ
— Amjed Ullah Khan MBT (@amjedmbt) August 2, 2022
“The mosque at Shamshabad was constructed three years back and five times prayers were held there regularly. The colony came up on 15 acres, and a majority of the people staying there are Muslims. In 2016, Taher Ali and Tayeb Ali, of Prestige Infra marked two plots of 250 square yards of land for the mosque and was constructed,” said Amjedullah Khan.
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