A survey team that arrived at the Shahi Jama Masjid to conduct a survey of the mosque in Sambhal district amid heavy police deployment faced stone-pelting from some "anti-social elements" on Sunday morning, police said.
Rehman called the survey "unfortunate" and accused "mischievous elements" of disrupting Sambhal's harmony by filing a petition for the survey in the court.
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Gyanvapi Masjid Committee on an application filed by some Hindu worshippers seeking an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the sealed area of the mosque, where a "Shivlinga" was claimed to have been found in Varanasi.
In the wake of survey carried out at Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati said that the government and the Supreme Court should take cognizance of disrupting the harmony and atmosphere in this manner.
Ahead of Friday prayers security has been tightened outside Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal which is on the edge since a survey was carried out on November 19.
Amid the Diwali celebrations in Ayodhya, the Uttar Pradesh government announced to celebrate the occasion by lighting 25 lakh diyas (oil lamps) across the ghats of Saryu river. Iqbal Ansari, former litigant Babri Masjid, on Wednesday said that there is much enthusiasm among the people of Ayo
In Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, residents of Ali Masjid Shaheed Colony are increasingly facing problems arising from a sewage line built at a cost of several crores of rupees, as reported by Skardu TV.
The Shimla Municipal Commissioner Court on Saturday gave two months to the Masjid committee and Waqf Board to demolish the three floors of the Sanjauli Mosque in Himachal Pradesh.
Muslim groups submitted a memorandum to the police in Jabalpur, urging respect for the law amid protests from Hindu organisations claiming that the mosque has been built on illegally occupied land.
The Committee of Management Trust Shahi Masjid Idgah has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court order rejecting the mosque committee challenging the maintainability of various lawsuits initiated by Hindu devotees.