Indian Muslims

Hundreds of Muslims have gathered in Ujjain, in India's Madhya Pradesh, to protest the partial demolition of a mosque they say is more than 600 years old. The BJP-led state government says the demolition is needed to widen roads ahead of a major Hindu pilgrimage planned for 2028. Protesters view the action as an attack on their religious heritage, and the case has drawn national and international attention amid ongoing tensions over historic Muslim sites in India.