Amid the ongoing protest over the ‘illegal’ construction of Sanjauli mosque in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla, the Waqf Board on Friday took action in connection to the row and has taken the entire mosque under its control. The Waqf Board also admitted that the mosque was constructed ‘illegally’.
In addition to this, the Waqf also removed the Imam posted in the mosque. The Board’s action came after massive protest erupted outside the Sanjauli Masjid in Shimla with members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), various Hindu organisations and local residents demanding the demolition of the Majid, what they allege to be “illegal”.
The Muslim body also removed other illegal encroachments done by several people belonging to the Muslim community from outside the state. In view of the ongoing row, the Waqf Board completely banned any outsider from staying in the mosque.
The Sanjauli Mosque Controversy
The massive controversy over the mosque intensified on Wednesday after a heated debate in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, where Congress leaders Anirudh Singh and Harish Janartha clashed over the mosque’s legality.
Janartha had argued that there was no tension in the area and claimed that the mosque, built before 1960, had three additional stories constructed illegally in 2010 on Waqf Board land.
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