Jamiat delegation visits Saharanpur over mosque demolition, considers legal battle
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Saharanpur: A delegation of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind visited Saharanpur on Tuesday to assess the situation following the demolition of a mosque inside the collectorate premises and to explore legal options available to the affected parties.
Led by Jamiat’s national general secretary Maulana Hakimuddin Qasmi, the team met lawyers representing the mosque side, as well as several social and political figures, including former MP Haji Fazlur Rahman, MP Imran Masood, Firoz Khan (grandson of late Yaqub Khan), Shah Haroon Khan and a number of advocates, the organisation said.
“The mosque was demolished the very night the order was pronounced. We have come to Saharanpur to understand what happened and decide the further legal strategy,” Qasmi told reporters.
He said Jamiat would “strongly pursue the legal battle” and stand with the locals if they chose to approach the High Court. “Legal options available before the High Court and the Supreme Court are currently being examined,” he added, noting that a team of lawyers would scrutinise all documents and legal aspects of the case.
“Approaching the court is the right of every citizen of the country,” Qasmi said.
Former MP Haji Fazlur Rahman said the matter would be pursued at every legal level. “This is not merely a dispute of land; it is a fight for reconstruction of the mosque,” he said. Rahman claimed that the order on the basis of which the action was taken did not direct the demolition of the mosque but related only to eviction.
Advocate Naushad Ahmad, representing the mosque side, briefed the Delhi-based delegation on various legal aspects of the case, Jamiat said.
(Inputs from IANS)