Demolition of illegal mazars and dargahs in Junagadh (Gujarat) faces Muslim opposition !

• 2,000 Muslims take to the streets !
  
• Action taken against 178 mazars and 11 temples
  

(Credit : Deshgujarat)

Junagadh (Gujarat) –  The Administration has commenced  a drive to make the area around Uparkot Fort encroachment free. The action taken as a part of this drive included the demolition of illegal temples, mazars (tombs of Pirs or Fakirs) and dargahs; but local Muslims are trying to give this a religious angle. 2,000 Muslims gathered to oppose this drive.

On 26th May 2023 the Administration began a drive to demolish illegal encroachments. At 2 a.m. in the night on 27th May, about 2,000 Muslims gathered along with corporators of Junagadh Municipal Corporation Adreman Panja,  Asif Sandh and Wahab Qureshi. This included local Maulavis (Islamic religious leaders), Muftis (erudite in Shariyat law) and Maulanas (scholars of Islam). They tried to stop the Administration’s demolition drive; yet the Administration continued its action in the presence of the Police.

Action against 11 temples along with 178 mazars

Renovated Uparkot fort (Credit: Deshgujarat)

The State Government has renovated the Uparkot fort at Junagadh at a cost of 70 crore rupees. The Fort will be opened for the public. For this purpose, the Administration carried out a drive to make the surrounding area encroachment free. As a part of this drive, 11 temples and 178 mazars were demolished.

Muslims have filed a petition in Court against this drive

A Muslim group has filed a petition in the Gujarat High Court against the anti- encroachment drive at Uparkot and demands that the hearing should be expedited.

Editorial Viewpoint

Hindus do not protest any action taken against temples, on the contrary, thousands of Muslims unlawfully take to the streets to oppose any action taken against mazars and dargahs ! Still, pro(re)gressives consider Hindus to be aggressive and violent !