Muslim leaders threaten protest over razed mosques in Telangana secretariat

Hyderabad :  AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, religious scholars and leaders of various Muslim organizations have condemned the demolition of two mosques in the premises of the old secretariat in Hyderabad and demanded their immediate reconstruction.
Hyderabad MP and other leaders of the United Muslim Forum (UMF), an umbrella organization of different Muslim groups, said the ‘tragic’ and ‘unconstitutional’ demolition of the two mosques caused pain and agony to the Muslims.
Owaisi, whose All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is a friendly party of ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), and other leaders warned that if the government failed to take steps for reconstruction of the demolished mosques at the same place without any delay, Muslims would be forced to launch a strong protest.
They said Muslims were angry with the government over its action because according to the Islamic belief a mosque remains the property of Almighty Allah and its status can never be altered.
They stated in a joint statement that the demolition of two mosques shocked the confidence of the Muslim community in Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, who has been projecting himself as a secular.
Demanding that the demolished mosques be rebuilt at the same place, they said Muslims could never accept their reconstruction at another place.