Uttar Pradesh, December 5, 2024 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau)- The sale of a house to a doctor belonging to the Muslim community sparked protests at a posh society in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad on Thursday, with locals raising ‘makan wapas lo’ slogans for the person who sold the flat.
The incident occurred at TDI City society, where residents fear “there will be a disturbance in the demographic structure of the society” if anyone from any other community resides there.
According to a news agency PTI report, the previous owner of the house, Dr Ashok Bajaj, sold the property to Dr Ikra Chaudhary.
Residents staged a demonstration at the colony gate holding banners ‘Dr Ashok Bajaj Apna Makan Wapas lo’ [take your house back].
Both, the buyer and the seller, were not available for comments.
‘It’s a Hindu society’
“This is a Hindu society, where over 400 Hindu families live. We don’t want anyone from the other communities to reside here,” the report quoted a protester as saying, adding that the house is near a temple.
TDI City society chairman Amit Verma also joined the protesters.
“We fear that there will be a disturbance in the demographic structure of the society and unwanted changes might occur if other communities start to settle there and Hindus start to leave,” another resident said.
Summary: A protest erupted in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, when locals demanded the return of a flat sold to a Muslim doctor in a housing society. The protest raised tensions over communal issues and property rights in the area