Amid the Sanjauli Mosque row, the leader of opposition in the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jai Ram Thakur demanded action on the construction of the mosque.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu appealed for peace between communities in the wake of the alleged illegal construction of a mosque in the Sanjauli, and said that the state government's duty was to ensure peace between the communities and the dispute would be settled
The fate of the mosque will be decided in the Municipal Commissioner's court. The case has been scheduled to be heard on September 7, in which it will be decided whether the 'unauthorised construction' should be demolished or not.
Amid the ongoing controversy over the legality of the under-construction Sanjauli Masjid in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh said if the mosque is 'illegal' then action will be taken.
In a sharp rebuttal to Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi, Himachal Pradesh's Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister, Aniruddh Singh accused Owaisi of acting as a "Team-B" for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The Committee of Management Trust Shahi Masjid Idgah has knocked on the door of the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court order rejecting the mosque committee challenging the maintainability of various lawsuits initiated by Hindu devotees.
On Wednesday, the Pope is due to address Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and the country's political leaders and on Thursday, the Pope will take part in an interreligious meeting at Istiqlal Mosque, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, as per the Jakarta Post.