SHIMLA: After getting a go-ahead from Himachal Pradesh waqf board, the Sanjauli mosque committee on Monday started demolition of the three illegal storeys of the mosque in Shimla.
The court of Shimla municipal commissioner, Bhupender Kumar Attri, had on Oct 5 ordered the Muslim Welfare Committee to raze the top three storeys of the mosque within two months at its own expense.
Mosque committee president Mohammed Latif said, “The committee has hired labourers to remove the tin roof of the building as well as the attic. The order of the municipal commissioner court is being followed in letter and spirit, but it may take three to four months to raze the illegally constructed portions of the mosque because of lack of funds.”
Welcoming the move, Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said: “It would be the first such example where people of the Muslim community have themselves come forward to maintain peace and brotherhood in the state. People of every caste, community and religion live honourably and peacefully in Himachal Pradesh, and everybody has the right to work in the state.”
Urban local bodies minister Vikramaditya Singh said if the committee faced funds crunch or wanted more time for demolition, it could move an application before the municipal commissioner’s court, which could take a decision as per law.
Devbhoomi Sangharsh Samiti, which led the protests for the demolition of unauthorised portions of the mosque, also hailed the decision. Meanwhile, HP high court, while hearing a petition filed by the local residents, directed Shimla municipal commissioner court to decide within eight weeks the main pending case regarding Sanjauli mosque’s unauthorised construction.
The court of Shimla municipal commissioner, Bhupender Kumar Attri, had on Oct 5 ordered the Muslim Welfare Committee to raze the top three storeys of the mosque within two months at its own expense.
Mosque committee president Mohammed Latif said, “The committee has hired labourers to remove the tin roof of the building as well as the attic. The order of the municipal commissioner court is being followed in letter and spirit, but it may take three to four months to raze the illegally constructed portions of the mosque because of lack of funds.”
Welcoming the move, Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said: “It would be the first such example where people of the Muslim community have themselves come forward to maintain peace and brotherhood in the state. People of every caste, community and religion live honourably and peacefully in Himachal Pradesh, and everybody has the right to work in the state.”
Urban local bodies minister Vikramaditya Singh said if the committee faced funds crunch or wanted more time for demolition, it could move an application before the municipal commissioner’s court, which could take a decision as per law.
Devbhoomi Sangharsh Samiti, which led the protests for the demolition of unauthorised portions of the mosque, also hailed the decision. Meanwhile, HP high court, while hearing a petition filed by the local residents, directed Shimla municipal commissioner court to decide within eight weeks the main pending case regarding Sanjauli mosque’s unauthorised construction.
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