Supreme Court angry with bulldozer action on Kushinagar mosque, said- contemptuous officers will not be spared

The Supreme Court has issued a notice on the contempt petition filed against the bulldozer action on the mosque in Kushinagar. The apex court has sought a reply from the UP government and administrative officials in two weeks.

The Supreme Court said that we are again ordering that any such step would be a violation of our orders. Justice BR Gavai’s bench issued notice to all the responsible officials including the DM and said that the contemptuous officers will not be spared.

The case is of Kushinagar’s Madni Masjid

A part of Madni Masjid in Kushinagar was demolished by bulldozer earlier this month. The Supreme Court has issued a show cause notice and sought a reply from the concerned officials and asked why contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated against them. The Supreme Court said that the structure will not be demolished till further orders.

Bulldozer action was taken on 9 February

Bulldozer action was taken against Kushinagar’s Madni Masjid on 9 February. The administration demolished the illegal parts of Madni Masjid. There was a lot of uproar over this incident and the opposition targeted the Yogi government fiercely.

The order to demolish the mosque was given by the Municipal Executive Engineer Meenu Singh. Congress State President Ajay Rai alleged that mutual animosity is being spread in the state at the behest of CM Yogi Adityanath.

Ajay Rai said that first Bahraich, then Sambhal and after that the work of running bulldozers on Kushinagar’s Madni Masjid was done to fulfill the same intention. As soon as the High Court’s stay order ended on February 8, the administration got the bulldozer run the next day on Sunday, a holiday.