Mr. Mohammed Sirajuddin, President of Minority Cell of Congress condemned the demolition of a Mosque in Rajiv Palem village of Prakasham District and demanded suspension of the concerned M.R.O. & D.S.P. and also to take action against those who demolished the Mosque.
He said that the members of the Majority community demolished the asbestos roof of the mosque with the held of a group of women. Local residents objected to offer funeral prayer to a Muslim dead body.
Under an organized conspiracy, the members of the majority community demolished the Mosque.
Mr. Saleem, Chairman of the Youth Congress of Ongole’s Parliamentary constituency, Mr.Kareemullah, President and Mr. Shoukat Ali Congress leaders strongly protested against this demolition. Mr. Sirajuddin immediately contacted Mr. Vijaya Kumar, Collector, Prakasham District and Mr. Raghvender Reddy, Superintendent of Police on telephone and recorded his protest. He also demanded them to extend help in the reconstruction of the Mosque and to take stern action against the miscreants who demolished the Mosque.
He demanded to suspend the local M.R.O. and Mr. Rajnikanth Reddy, Deputy Superintendent of Police. Mr. Sirajuddin informed that 12 women and a man has been arrested in this case.
Mr. Sirajuddin told that the local Muslims had purchased a plot of 280 Sq yards and constructed the Mosque. M.R.O. is pressurizing the local Muslims to withdraw their claim of reconstructing the Mosque. He said that another plot of land would be allotted to them outside the village. This proposal is not acceptable to the local Muslims.
——-Siasat News