<p>Badaun, Uttar Pradesh: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bajrang-dal">Bajrang Dal</a>'s national president Praveen Togadia has claimed that all the mosques built during the Mughal period were made by demolishing temples.</p>.<p>Togadia made the remarks during a programme in the Bilsi area on Sunday evening. The visit is part of his ongoing western Uttar Pradesh tour ahead of the Maha Kumbh.</p>.<p>"All the mosques built during the Mughal period were built by demolishing temples," Togadia said, claiming he had seen a list of 12,000 temples that had been demolished to build mosques.</p>.Supreme Court should put a stop to lawsuits seeking survey of mosques: CPI(M).<p>The right-wing leader also raised concerns about the violence against Hindu community members in Bangladesh.</p>.<p>"If the fight (of the protesters) 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.</p>.<p>Ever since the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sheikh-hasina">Sheikh Hasina</a>-led Bangladesh government was toppled in August after intense student protests, the Muslim-majority neighbouring country has reported widespread violence against religious minorities, including the Hindu community. </p>
<p>Badaun, Uttar Pradesh: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bajrang-dal">Bajrang Dal</a>'s national president Praveen Togadia has claimed that all the mosques built during the Mughal period were made by demolishing temples.</p>.<p>Togadia made the remarks during a programme in the Bilsi area on Sunday evening. The visit is part of his ongoing western Uttar Pradesh tour ahead of the Maha Kumbh.</p>.<p>"All the mosques built during the Mughal period were built by demolishing temples," Togadia said, claiming he had seen a list of 12,000 temples that had been demolished to build mosques.</p>.Supreme Court should put a stop to lawsuits seeking survey of mosques: CPI(M).<p>The right-wing leader also raised concerns about the violence against Hindu community members in Bangladesh.</p>.<p>"If the fight (of the protesters) 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.</p>.<p>Ever since the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sheikh-hasina">Sheikh Hasina</a>-led Bangladesh government was toppled in August after intense student protests, the Muslim-majority neighbouring country has reported widespread violence against religious minorities, including the Hindu community. </p>