SHIMLA: After Sanjauli and Mandi, some residents and organisations have sought the demolition of one other “unlawful” mosque in Shimla, alleging it had turn out to be “a spot for gathering of varied unidentified and non-local individuals”.
A delegation led by Shimla’s former deputy mayor and BJP chief Rakesh Sharma and native councillor Rachna Sharma on Tuesday handed over a memorandum to deputy commissioner Anupam Kashyap for demolition of the mosque in Kasumpti space.In addition they met Shimla municipal commissioner Bhupinder Attri.
Sharma claimed the mosque was constructed on land belonging to central govt, and former chief minister Virbhadra Singh of Congress had refused to attend its inauguration in 2016-17, when he was apprised of its unlawful building. He claimed the mosque authorities, after shedding the case earlier than the Shimla municipal commissioner’s courtroom final 12 months, had filed an attraction.
The previous mayor additional claimed that in line with the Waqf Board Act, a mosque can solely be constructed if a minimal of 40 Muslim households have been residing in an space. Nonetheless, as many households weren’t staying in Kasumpti and even surrounding areas of New Shimla, Beoliya and Malyana, he stated. Unknown individuals could possibly be seen thronging the Kasumpti mosque, particularly on Fridays, Sharma claimed.
Protests have been going down in numerous elements of Himachal Pradesh for the previous a number of days over “unlawful” mosques and inflow of “outsiders” within the state. It began with the Sanjauli mosque, with Hindu organisations and residents demanding demolition of illegally constructed parts of the construction. After a large demonstration final Wednesday, the mosque committee proposed to the municipal authorities to take away the illegally constructed parts.
Protests additionally broke out in Mandi over unlawful building at a mosque by encroaching PWD land, with an enormous demonstration organised final Friday. The mosque committee proceeded to take away the unlawful extension after being served a discover by govt and authorities.
A delegation led by Shimla’s former deputy mayor and BJP chief Rakesh Sharma and native councillor Rachna Sharma on Tuesday handed over a memorandum to deputy commissioner Anupam Kashyap for demolition of the mosque in Kasumpti space.In addition they met Shimla municipal commissioner Bhupinder Attri.
Sharma claimed the mosque was constructed on land belonging to central govt, and former chief minister Virbhadra Singh of Congress had refused to attend its inauguration in 2016-17, when he was apprised of its unlawful building. He claimed the mosque authorities, after shedding the case earlier than the Shimla municipal commissioner’s courtroom final 12 months, had filed an attraction.
The previous mayor additional claimed that in line with the Waqf Board Act, a mosque can solely be constructed if a minimal of 40 Muslim households have been residing in an space. Nonetheless, as many households weren’t staying in Kasumpti and even surrounding areas of New Shimla, Beoliya and Malyana, he stated. Unknown individuals could possibly be seen thronging the Kasumpti mosque, particularly on Fridays, Sharma claimed.
Protests have been going down in numerous elements of Himachal Pradesh for the previous a number of days over “unlawful” mosques and inflow of “outsiders” within the state. It began with the Sanjauli mosque, with Hindu organisations and residents demanding demolition of illegally constructed parts of the construction. After a large demonstration final Wednesday, the mosque committee proposed to the municipal authorities to take away the illegally constructed parts.
Protests additionally broke out in Mandi over unlawful building at a mosque by encroaching PWD land, with an enormous demonstration organised final Friday. The mosque committee proceeded to take away the unlawful extension after being served a discover by govt and authorities.
