{
  "id": 10445927,
  "title": "Ujjain Shahi Masjid Row: Masjid Not Being Demolished, Waqf Board Chairman Sanwar Patel Responds To Asaduddin Owaisi | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ujjain-shahi-masjid-row-masjid-not-being-demolished-waqf-board",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T12:24:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/ujjain-shahi-masjid-row-masjid-not-being-demolished-waqf-board-chairman-sanwar-patel-responds-to-asaduddin-owaisi-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ujjain's Shahi Masjid remains standing, not being demolished or relocated, according to Waqf Board Chairman Sanwar Patel. Only the affected section, falling within a road-widening project, is being dismantled by the mosque committee and community themselves, Patel clarified. Following a meeting with the administration on Sunday night, the City Qazi and senior Muslim community members decided to remove that specific portion rather than the administration doing so. Patel emphasized that the decision is a mutual one, involving both the administration and senior community members. He dismissed AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's remarks, stating that the Waqf law holds no relevance in this situation and urging Owaisi to refrain from inciting people. Patel reiterated that individuals have the right to voice their concerns and seek judicial recourse, adding that the mosque committee and Panch Mochiyan community have already done so. The mosque complex, including certain shops and a minaret, will undergo the removal process, keeping the city and community's interests at heart. Patel also cautioned against the spread of misleading information outside Ujjain, warning those who incite others and spread falsehoods that they may face legal consequences.",
  "summary": "Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board Chairman Sanwar Patel responded to the ongoing dispute over Ujjain's Shahi Masjid, saying the mosque was neither being demolished nor relocated and only the portion affected by the road-widening project was being removed. \"The Shahi Masjid in Ujjain is neither being demolished nor relocated. Only the portion falling within the road-widening…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}