Praveen Togadia Claims Mughals Constructed Mosques Over Temples

President of AntarRashtriya Hindu Parishad Pravin Togadia has claimed that all the mosques built during the Mughal period were made by demolishing temples.

Togadia made the remarks during a programme in the Bilsi area on Sunday evening. The visit was part of his ongoing western Uttar Pradesh tour ahead of the Maha Kumbh next year.

"All the mosques constructed during the Mughal era were constructed by razing temples," Togadia said, claiming that he had seen a list of 12,000 temples which were razed for mosques.

The rightwing leader also expressed his deep concerns over the violence faced by the Hindu community people in Bangladesh.

"If the fight was with the Bangladesh government then why were Hindus killed? There should be such a government in the country which can protect Hindus and give a proper answer," he said.

Ever since the Sheikh Hasina-led Bangladesh government was overthrown in August after intense student protests, the Muslim-majority neighboring country has reported widespread violence against religious minorities, including the Hindu community.

Later, addressing a gathering in Shahjahanpur, Togadia said that Bangladesh became independent due to the valour, blood and sweat of Hindu soldiers.

"If not for our Army, the honour of their daughters would not have been saved. Our brave sons sacrificed their lives to save the honour of the daughters (of Bangladesh)," Togadia said.

"We will not tolerate the insult of Hindus anywhere in the world. Hindus all over the world are in danger," he added.

Indian Army played an important role in the freedom of Bangladesh. Liberation War of 1971 ended after sudden crackdown at midnight on 25 March, 1971 by the Pakistani troops in erstwhile East Pakistan and ended on 16 December.

The same year Pakistan surrendered unconditionally and conceded defeat in Dhaka to the allied forces who consisted of freedom fighters and Indian soldiers.