the proliferation of mosques and graves there makes one wonder if these forts belonged to the Mughals. The Archeological department has ignored this.
Answering a question on Land Jihad, Dhami said that our aim is not to harm any section. Uttarakhand is a land of Deities. No one breeds bitterness here.
How can an unauthorised dargah be built on a historical fort in the first place ? How were their religious programmes allowed for so many years, on such Government-protected land ?
On the evening of 16th June, when the Municipal Corporation team arrived to post a notice to demolish the Dargah, 300+ fanatical Muslims gathered to oppose.
The religious fanatics built the illegal mazar on the Government Land adjacent to the Sanskrit University in Bahadarabad City.
A mazar has been built at an open spot on the Parvati hill. A raised platform has been built around the mazar.
The Administration has commenced a drive to make the area around Uparkot Fort encroachment free.
The petition was filed by Hamza Rao along with some others. He has said that the Government is demolishing the constructions of a particular religion.
Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Chief Minister of the BJP-ruled Government in Uttarakhand, informed that in the last 3 months, 330 illegal mazars have been demolished in the State.
The Police, who deny permission to celebrate Shiva Jayanti and Maharashtra Day on the Fort, however, granted permission for namaz on this Fort on Eid.