In a development that could help douse the tension in Shimla’s Sanjauli, the mosque committee has submitted a memorandum to the Shimla Municipal Corporation saying that they will themselves demolish the parts of the mosque that are not as per the map.
संजौली अवैध मस्जिद पर बहुत बड़ी खबर, शिमला नगर निगम आयुक्त से मिले कई इमाम#ShimlaProtests #ShimlaSanjauliMasjid #Protest #Police | @SamikshaRana16 @malhotra_malika @anchorjiya pic.twitter.com/Md0FdwjKWt
— Times TodayNews (@ZeeNews) September 12, 2024
On Himachal Pradesh’s Sanjauli Mosque Row, BJP MP Sambit Patra said that if Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets Ilhan Omar, then obviously he will have affection towards ‘illegal mosques’.
#WATCH | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh’s Sanjauli Mosque Row | Delhi: BJP MP Sambit Patra says, “… Hindu outfits and common people of Shimla are on the streets and are raising their voice against an illegal mosque. It is very clear that the concerned mosque is illegal. Congress’… pic.twitter.com/hxlXqBodGw
— ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2024
The controversy over the illegal mosque in Shimla is emerging which is also called the bandh between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday. Protesters demanding the demolition of an illegal portion of a mosque in Shimla’s Sanjauli area clashed with security personnel on Wednesday. From breaking barricades and pelting stones as police used water cannons and batons charged to disperse them. Nearly 10 people including police and women were injured during the Protest.