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Crackdown continues on illegal madrasas and encroachments in UP

Lucknow, Apr 30 (UNI) A large-scale administrative campaign continued in several districts bordering Nepal across Uttar Pradesh targeting illegal madrasas, mosques and other unauthorised religious structures on Wednesday, official sources said here.
The sources said that acting on the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, joint teams from the Revenue and Police departments have launched coordinated operations to identify and remove illegal encroachments.
Sources said unrecognised and non-compliant madrasas are being sealed, and unauthorised religious structures erected on government land are being demolished as per legal protocols. "So far, action has been taken against hundreds of illegal constructions and the campaign remains in full swing," they said.
Sources said four unrecognised and illegally operating madrasas were sealed in Shravasti district. "Besides, several temporary and permanent encroachments within a 15-kilometre radius of the Nepal border were cleared. To date, 36 illegal madrasas have been sealed and 131 unauthorised encroachments demolished. A mosque in Bhartha village in Roshangarh under Bhinga tehsil was also razed as it was constructed on government land," they said.
Sources said in Pilibhit district, a special drive was carried out within 10 kilometres of the Nepal border to remove encroachments on public land. "The operation, led by the Additional District Magistrate and Additional Superintendent of Police, did not yield any objectionable material, but confirmed encroachments were present," they said.
Sources said enforcement action has been taken against 13 illegal madrasas and mosques in Nautanwa tehsil In Maharajganj district. "Additional demolitions targeted six illegal encroachments in Nichlaul and 14 in Farenda tehsil," they said.
Sources said in Lakhimpur Kheri, specifically in the border tehsils of Nighasan and Palia, demolition drives were carried out against an illegal mosque in Krishnanagar and an Eidgah in Chandan Chowki, with full coordination between Police and Revenue officials.
In the Balrampur district, one illegally occupied madrasa has been vacated and notices have been served to five others. Encroachments on two tombs have been removed, while notices have been served to five more. Overall, 13 illegal encroachments have been identified, and action has been taken against three.
A case involving an unauthorised Eidgah is also being processed. Investigation has revealed 20 madrasas failing to meet the required standards or curricula, all of which have been shut down. Additionally, two madrasas have been issued notices for failing to submit necessary documentation despite prior warnings.
In Bahraich, five encroachments were removed in the Nanpara and Mihipurwa tehsils. So far, 127 illegal constructions have been demolished in the district. Based on a report by the Minority Welfare Officer, a madrasa was sealed, bringing the total number of sealed madrasas in the district to six.
In Siddharth Nagar, action was taken against one illegal encroachment. So far, 17 such cases have been addressed in the district, including three mosques and four madrasas. UNI AB SSP
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