Karnataka Mosque issue: Coming down heavily on the Karnataka administration, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi alleged that “extremists” tried to desecrate the heritage monument. A group of miscreants entered the Mohammad Gawan Madrasa and a mosque located inside the heritage site here by breaking the locked gate. According to the complainant Mohammad Shafiuddin, who is a member of a mosque committee, the incident took place when a procession to immerse a ‘Durga’ idol was passing near the place in the early hours of Thursday.
Reacting to the incident, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi tweeted that “extremists” tried to desecrate the heritage monument. “Visuals from the historic Mahmood Gawan Mosque and Madrasa, Bidar, #Karnataka (October 5). Extremists broke the lock of the gate and tried to desecrate. Owaisi said on his Twitter handle.
It was alleged that around 60 people broke the lock and entered the archaeologically important monument and raised pro-Hindu slogans, while ‘gulal’ was also thrown inside the premises. After this, the police have registered a case against nine people.