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.
Amid the ongoing protest against the alleged illegally constructed Sanjauli mosque, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh chaired an all-party meeting to take stock of the situation in the state.
Mandi Deputy Commissioner Apoorv Devgan said on Friday that security forces will be deployed hours after police used water canons to disperse the crowd in Mandi as protests continue in Shimla over the Sanjauli mosque controversy.
Following the intensifying protests that have surrounded the city of Shimla for the past few days, the Himachal Pradesh Police tightened security and placed barricades in the Jail Road area in Mandi on Friday.
8 FIRs have been registered so far. 6 policemen were injured in the protest including a woman police who had vertebrae fractures and is in a serious condition.
Calling the protest against the alleged illegal construction of Sanjauli mosque, a 'very unfortunate incident', Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh Assembly Jairam Thakur said on Thursday that the persisting atmosphere in the state is a failure of the government.