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This is the standard operating procedure (SOP) for most new mosques. They usually come up on govt land illegally. Once occupied and constructed, the Waqf Board throws it’s weight behind the illegally constructed structure. Any attempt by civic authorities to enforce the law becomes a political and communal issue.
The Left-liberal media, quite conveniently, places the blame at the doors of the Hindu right-wing, all the while brushing under the carpet the patently illegal act of occupation of govt land.
In northeast India, thousands of such illegal mosques have come up on govt land.
This is the standard operating procedure (SOP) for most new mosques. They usually come up on govt land illegally. Once occupied and constructed, the Waqf Board throws it’s weight behind the illegally constructed structure. Any attempt by civic authorities to enforce the law becomes a political and communal issue.
The Left-liberal media, quite conveniently, places the blame at the doors of the Hindu right-wing, all the while brushing under the carpet the patently illegal act of occupation of govt land.
In northeast India, thousands of such illegal mosques have come up on govt land.