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Demolition of temple in Karachi figures in LS

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 2:10 AM IST

"I want India to impress upon the Pakistan to restore the razed temple in Karachi and ensure safety of the minority community," B Mahtab (BJD) said during Zero Hour.

He said that despite Sind High Court's stay on the matter till December 7, the temple was razed last Saturday which affected adjacent houses of the Hindu community.

Some other members also associated themselves with Mahtab.

A delegation of BJP leaders met the Pakistan High Commissioner to India Salman Bashir here and submitted a memorandum to register their protest against the demolition of the temple and plight of Hindu minorities in that country.

"The latest case of a 200-year-old Hindu temple demolished in Bhimpura locality in the southern port city of Karachi is dreadful and painful for BJP. The Shri Rama Pir Mandir reportedly demolished and more than 40 Hindus rendered homeless is gross injustice and unacceptable to BJP," the party said in its memorandum.

  

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First Published: Dec 04 2012 | 7:55 PM IST

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