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Tejaswi attacks BJP over action against religious sites, says ‘bulldozer is no substitute for law’

Patna, Sept 28 (UNI) Stepping up the attack on the BJP over continuing bulldozer demolitions and other administrative action against mosques, madrasas and mazars across the country, RJD working president and Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejaswi Yadav on Monday said that disputes involving religious sites must be settled through the Constitution, law and courts, and not through "bulldozers".
Yadav questioned the way authorities were handling alleged encroachments and illegal constructions involving religious structures and said the law must be applied uniformly to all places of worship. "The Constitution, law and courts should decide such disputes, not bulldozers," Yadav made it clear.
Referring to the reported demolition of a mosque at the Saharanpur Collectorate complex in Uttar Pradesh, Yadav said the episode raised questions about the procedure followed by the authorities. He acknowledged that the administration had maintained that the structure stood on government land and that the action followed a court process, but said the mosque management had raised objections regarding the procedure.
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