Sambhal (UP), Aug 6 (PTI) In a controversial statement, Samajwadi Party MP in the Lok Sabha Shafiqur Rehman Barq on Thursday said the land on which a mosque once stood cannot be used for any other purpose as per Islamic law.

Speaking about the foundation-laying ceremony of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on Wednesday, he said the Babri mosque stood there and as per the Islamic law wherever a mosque is once built, the land always serves that purpose.

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Criticising the BJP government, he claimed it will end democracy and secularism.

"Whatever is happening in a democratic country like ours is not right. Their government laid the temple's foundation on the basis of their power," he said.

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He said the Muslim community has exercised utmost patience and asked them not to get perturbed.

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