Muslim panel seeks sealing of mosque's 'illegal' part in HP

A day after hindu outfits held a massive protest against the “illegal mosque” in Sanjauli area of Shimla, office-bearers of the local muslim welfare committee submitted a memorandum to the municipal commissioner urging him to seal the unauthorized portion of the structure and offered to demolish it once the court delivered a verdict on the matter.

- HARPREET BAJWA

The delegation that submitted a memorandum to the Shimla municipal commissioner consisted of the mosque’s imam, Waqf board member and representatives of the mosque management committee. They said their decision was meant to ensure the decade-old harmony between the two communities. “We had no idea that the construction of a mosque would cause so much inconvenience to the locals. Otherwise we wouldn’t have done it,” said a member.