The structures demolished included 225 madrasas, 30 mosques, 25 dargahs and six Eidgah grounds.
The state administration has launched a major drive to remove illegal religious structures in Uttar Pradesh, India. A total of 280 Islamic religious structures were demolished in this drive conducted in seven border districts.
The administration’s statement said that no legal permission was taken for the construction of these structures.
The districts where the drive was conducted are—Maharajganj, Siddharthanagar, Balrampur, Sravasti, Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri and Pilvit—which are located near the Nepal border.
The structures demolished included 225 madrasas, 30 mosques, 25 dargahs and six Eidgah grounds.
On the other hand, on April 22, 26 tourists were killed in an attack in the Baisaran Valley of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Automatic weapons were used in this attack.
An organization called ‘The Resistance Front’ (TRF) claimed responsibility within hours of the incident.
Initial intelligence reports suggest that a Lashkar-e-Taiba faction based in Pakistan-administered Kashmir is behind the attack.
The BJP-led central and Uttar Pradesh governments have long claimed that these illegal establishments are being used as bases for practicing religious extremism and terrorism.
