Moradabad, Jan. 8 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) leader S.T. Hasan on Thursday criticised the recent anti-encroachment drive by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) near Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate, saying that authorities have "crossed all limits in their animosity towards Muslims."

He added that when actions are taken against religious sites connected to people's faith and emotions, public reactions are inevitable.

On Wednesday, S T Hasan told ANI, "This 100-year-old mosque and its shops. When oppression is carried out in the name of encroachment, how long will people refrain from protesting?... If the same action were taken everywhere, people would be patient."

Hasan emphasised that demolition of religious sites, which are clos...