The Congress Friday condemned suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal by the Uttar Pradesh government but also said that it does not support "arbitrary demolition" of a mosque wall in Noida.
Talking to reporters here, Congress spokesperson Bhakta Charan Das said that the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer was suspended as she had taken action against the sand mafia.
"The Congress condemns the suspension of an honest officer," he said, but added the party does not support the arbitrary demolition of a mosque wall, which the state government had cited as a reason for the suspension.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had Thursday defended his government's action of suspending the IAS officer and said unilateral decision of the official could have led to communal trouble.
Nagpal, who took on the sand mining mafia in Greater Noida (Gautam Budh Nagar), was suspended July 28.
