Bhopal: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has given an ultimatum till Wednesday evening to the Bhopal district administration to demolish all mosques constructed on government land.
In a memorandum submitted to Bhopal Collector, S K Mishra on Monday, VHP threatened that encroachments on government land in the name of constructing or renovating mosques would not be tolerated any more.
"Several temples have been removed under the present Bharatiya Janata Party rule in the state on the pretext that they were constructed on encroached government land. At the same time, no action is being taken against the mosques built on government land," said VHP secretary A P Singh.
"We will launch an agitation against this partiality of the government borne out of its desire to pose itself `secular'. After the ultimatum ends, the government will be responsible for any action by us," Singh added.
A delegation of VHP activists, which met the collector, also handed over a list of mosques constructed on government land.
"Nearly 13 temples have been demolished in the state capital alone in the name of carrying out drive against illegal structures. But not a single illegal structure constructed by other religious communities were razed," said Vishal Purohit, VHP district convener.
Meanwhile, the collector directed the sub-divisional magistrate to probe into the matter and submit a report to him.
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