കൃഷി ഭവനിലെ നൂറ്റാണ്ട് പഴക്കമുള്ള പള്ളി നീക്കം ചെയ്യാനുള്ള നീക്കം: കേന്ദ്രത്തിനെതിരെ ഒവൈസിയുടെ വിമർശനം

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has criticised the Centre's stand on the century-old Qadeemi Masjid situated inside the Krishi Bhawan compound in Delhi, questioning its claim that the mosque is incompatible with the secular character of government property. Reacting to the Centre's submission before the Delhi High Court that the mosque, located inside the Krishi Bhawan complex, must be removed for the redevelopment of the Common Central Secretariat under the Central Vista project, Owaisi questioned the government's interpretation of secularism. In a post on X, Owaisi pointed out that the mosque had existed even before 1912, long before Krishi Bhawan was built.

He also questioned the use of religious rituals during the inauguration of the Central Vista project, arguing that the government's position on secularism appeared contradictory. "The Modi government inaugurated the Central Vista project with a Bhoomi Pooja. Apparently, secularism is not offended by the use of one faith's rituals for a public project, but is allergic to a masjid that has stood there even before 1912, long before Krishi Bhawan was even built," the Hyderabad MP wrote on X. The Union government has told the Delhi High Court that the century-old Qadeemi Masjid, located within the Krishi Bhawan compound in New Delhi, must be removed to make way for the redevelopment of Common Central Secretariat (CCS) under the Central Vista project.

The government argues that the Masjid is "impermissible and incompatible with the secular character of government property". The Modi government inaugurated the Central Vista project with a Bhoomi Pooja. Apparently, secularism is not offended by the use of one faith's rituals for a public project, but is allergic to a masjid that has stood there even before 1912, long before Krishi Bhawan was even built. -- Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) November 4, 2026   What Centre told Delhi HC The government said the Central Vista Redevelopment Master Plan provides for the redevelopment and reconstruction of the Common Central Secretariat (CCS)

Buildings 4 and 5 at Plot No. 120, covering the footprint of the existing Shastri Bhawan and Krishi Bhawan to modernise the infrastructure essential to the governance of the nation. It said the construction of CCS buildings 4 and 5 is a public project of paramount national importance. The Qadeemi Masjid stands on the project site and is required to be removed therefrom for the execution of the project, it added. The government said the public land situated within a central administrative zone cannot be encumbered by any permanent religious reservation. Qadeemi Masjid is a more than 100-year-old mosque situated in the premises of Krishi Bhawan, which is slated to be demolished as part of the Central Vista redevelopment project.