India, Sept. 5 -- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday condemned the demolition of a mosque inside the Saharanpur district collectorate premises and questioned whether the constitutional guarantee of freedom of religion applies equally to Muslims.

An illegally constructed mosque located within the collectorate premises was demolished early Saturday, according to officials.

Owaisi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP, the RSS and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath harbour hostility towards mosques and accused the state government of acting unconstitutionally.

He claimed the mosque had been functioning since 1911 or even earlier and was built on land privately donated by a Muslim individual. The mosque, he sai...