Trump lands in UK, says 'fine' with protests
London, July 12 : US President Donald Trump arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit and said he is "fine" about the protests expected to be held during his tour, saying Britons "like me a lot".
He is scheduled to meet British Prime Minister Theresa May, who wants a post-Brexit trade deal, days after he said the UK was in "turmoil". Extra security was put in place ahead of a number of planned protests, the BBC reported.
Trump, who will also spend time with the Queen during his stay, said: "I think they like me a lot in the UK. I think they agree with me on immigration... "You see what's going on throughout the world with immigration... I think that's why Brexit happened."
He said the British people "voted to break it up, so I imagine that's what they'll do" and "Brexit is Brexit".
Trump has been under fire for his own immigration policy, which resulted in the separation of immigrant families.
Protesters were expected to rally during his visit. The US Embassy warned American citizens in the UK to "keep a low profile".
There has been an ongoing social media campaign to make rock band Green Day's 2004 song "American Idiot" No. 1 in the UK by the time Trump arrives. A 19-foot-tall orange balloon, shaped to look like a baby version of Trump, will be flown in central London.
Anti-Trump demonstrations were expected to take place in Bristol, Newcastle, Leeds, Cambridge and Cardiff. A protest was expected to take place near Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, the venue for Trump's black-tie dinner with May.
On Friday, demonstrators are expected to gather near Chequers, the Prime Minister's country residence, where May and Trump will hold a working lunch. There will also be a "Stop Trump" march in central London expected to be attended by thousands.
The US President reached here after attending a Nato summit in Brussels, where he said member countries agreed to increase their military spending.
May said the US leader's UK visit would be an opportunity to boost trade links and strengthen co-operation on security. But she also warned Trump not to ignore the "malign behaviour" of Moscow when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki next week.
Her office said that she expected Trump to discuss with Putin issues like the Salisbury nerve agent attack on former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
Along with trade and security links, 10 Downing Street said the other key areas to be discussed between May and Trump included Brexit and the Middle East.
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Over 350 illegal religious structures removed along Nepal border
Lucknow, May 11 (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday said that more than 350 unauthorised religious sites, including madrasas, mosques, mazars and Eidgahs, have been identified and subjected to sealing or demolition in recent days, an official statement issued here said.
Acting on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's clear directive that no religious encroachment will be tolerated, the administration in districts such as Pilibhit, Shravasti, Balrampur, Bahraich, Siddharthnagar and Maharajganj has launched a sweeping campaign, it said.
The authorities have systematically identified illegal structures and taken strict action, continuing operations even on Sunday.
The chief minister has made it clear that encroachment in the name of any religion will not be allowed and all violators, especially those running unrecognised religious institutions, will face legal consequences, the statement said.
On May 10 and 11, 104 madrasas, one mosque, five mazars and two Eidgahs built illegally on public and private land were identified in Shravasti. All were issued notices and sealed, it said.
One illegal madrasa on public land was demolished and two unrecognized madrasas on private land were sealed, the statement added.
In Bahraich, officials identified 13 madrasas, eight mosques, two mazars and one Eidgah illegally constructed on government land.
After issuing notices, five were sealed and 11 were demolished, including eight madrasas, two mosques and one mazar, the statement said.
In Siddharthnagar, the authorities identified four mosques and 18 madrasas and one more madrasa for illegal construction. Notices were issued to these structures. Five madrasas were sealed and nine were demolished. In total, action was taken against 23 illegal structures in the district, it said.
In Maharajganj’s Nautanwa tehsil, Parsamalik village, an unrecognized madrasa operating on Maktab land was shut down based on a report submitted by the District Minority Welfare Officer.
The building’s keys were handed over to the local police station in-charge. So far, 29 madrasas and five mazars constructed through encroachment on public and private land have been demolished in the district.
In past two days in Lakhimpur Kheri, two mosques, one Eidgah on public land along with eight madrasas on private land were found to be illegally constructed.
Of the 13 structures identified, one was served a notice, nine were sealed and three have been demolished so far, the statement said.
The district authorities in Pilibhit have identified an illegal mosque built on public land in Bharatpur village, covering an area of 0.0310 hectares.
According to the district magistrate, a notice has been issued to the parties involved, seeking a response within 15 days. Action against the illegal construction will be taken after the notice period ends, it said.
On Sunday, an under-construction madrasa on public land in Virpur Semra village, Tulsipur tehsil, was demolished in Balrampur. So far, 30 madrasas, 10 mazars and one Eidgah have been demolished in the district.
Ten of them were built illegally on public land, while 20 were constructed without authorization on private land, the statement said.
