Advisor to the Government of Telangana (SC, ST, BC, and Minorities) Mohammed Ali Shabbir has strongly criticized the previous BRS regime, led by K Chandrashekhar Rao, accusing it of betraying the Muslim community in the matter of the Secretariat mosques.
Shabbir Ali, accompanied by other prominent religious figures, participated in Friday prayers at the Secretariat Mosque and subsequently inspected the premises. He also interacted with the worshippers who came to offer Friday prayers.
Shabbir Ali alleged that the former BRS Government, under K Chandrashekhar Rao’s leadership, had betrayed the entire Muslim community by demolishing the Masjid Hashmi and Masjid-e-Moatamadi in July 2020 to make way for the construction of a new Secretariat.
Initially, KCR denied the demolition of the mosques, attributing damage to debris from other buildings in the Old Secretariat. Later, he admitted to their demolition but assured the construction of new mosques at the same location.
Contrary to the promises made, Shabbir Ali stated that both mosques were relocated to a new site with their sizes significantly reduced. Additionally, a church was constructed at the former location of Masjid-e-Moatamadi.
He further expressed concern that the KCR Government misled top religious leaders who participated in the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the mosques’ reconstruction on November 25, 2021.
Shabbir Ali mentioned that all doubts raised by the Congress party regarding the exact location of the mosques were dismissed.
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