Yogi govt demolishes illegal construction on 100 Bighas of forest dept land by Islamic preacher Pir Khushal Miyan

In an operation against illegal encroachment on Government land, the Yogi Adityanath Government has begun the work of demolishing illegal construction on 100 Bighas of Forest Department land by one ‘Pir Khushal Miyan’, located in Bihargarh village falling under the jurisdiction of Bhopa police station, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.

Apart from the mosque and a shrine dedicated to late Pir Khushal Miyan, the authorities have so far demolished the complex houses, a Chillahgah (prayer house) and around 50 rooms of a lavish residential complex of the Islamic preacher’s family. The demolition drive began on November 11 (Wednesday).

The preacher had built fort like structures, with dozens of rooms and halls on the forest department land.

According to reports, the structure was constructed by Pir Khushal in a reserved forest area and was declared illegal by the forest department. On this forest department land, this Pir of Pakistani-origin had built a mosque surrounded by a fort-like structure with almost 400 rooms. Pir Khushal, who died in the year 2017, came to India in 1964 from Pakistan and acquired 100 bighas of land near one of the most revered ancient Hindu religious sites- Shuk Teerth or the Shukratal in Muzaffarnagar on lease. The lease expired in 2016. The forest department then issued a notice to the family living in the complex asking them to vacate but they refused.The administration sprung into action after a letter written by Union Minister of State Dr Sanjeev Balyan to the DM ordered the authorities to get the land belonging to the Forest Department vacated at the earliest. Accordingly, the forest department issued a notice to Pir Khushal’s family to vacate the land. Even after the notice, when the land was not vacated, the administration started the demolition process on November 11.