The hearing for the Sanjouli Mosque case took place on Saturday in the court of the Shimla Municipal Corporation Commissioner. During the proceedings, the Assistant Engineer of the Municipal Corporation submitted a status report, revealing that only 50 per cent of the demolition work on the
Amid the rising dispute surrounding the alleged illegal construction of Sanjauli Mosque in Shimla, which has sparked tensions in the area, various organizations took out a march in a show of solidarity and communal harmony.
Negi said that the demolition would take least five months because it is winter time and there is a lack of funding to demolish the mosque. He said that people give money to build a mosque but no one is coming forward to demolish it.
The committee emphasized that they would proceed with the demolition only after receiving formal approval from the Waqf Board and in accordance with the Municipal Commissioner's order.
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.
The march was taken from CTO Chowk to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the Ridge via Lower Bazaar. The march saw the participation of people from different faiths and communities, with the goal of delivering a strong message of peace and unity.
After a series of protest and row erupted over the alleged illegal construction of Sanjauli Mosque in Shimla, former Congress MLA Adarsh Sood said that all have to put in efforts to make Shimla a peaceful place again.
Himachal Pradesh LoP Jairam Thakur on Thursday demanded the arrest of AIMIM Delhi Chief Shoaib Jamai for filming inside the alleged illegally constructed and sealed Sanjauli mosque.
The recent mosque dispute in Shimla has significantly impacted the tourism sector in Himachal Pradesh. Local business owners report a 20 to 25 per cent drop in tourism revenue in the city over the past week. The conflict arose from the construction of an illegal mosque in Sanjauli and subseq
Traders in the Sunni town of Shimla, Kullu, Mandi, Kangra and several parts of Himachal Pradesh staged a protest over the Sanjauli mosque row on Saturday. They demanded police verification of every hawker coming to the state from outside to conduct trading activity.