The Uttar Pradesh government said that petitioner Jamiat-Ulama-I-Hind has deliberately obfuscated the true facts to paint a nefarious picture of alleged malafides on the part of the administration and that too, without stating any facts on affidavit.
The Uttar Pradesh government has told the Supreme Court that demolitions of illegal structures were carried out by its Kanpur and Prayagraj municipal bodies as per law and were not related to punishing the accused involved in violent protests following remarks by two BJP leaders on Prophet Mohammed.