New Delhi. The matter of illegal construction in Sanjauli Mosque located in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh is getting serious. A hearing was held in the court of Shimla Municipal Corporation Commissioner Bhupendra Atri today regarding this dispute. During this, the reply was filed by the Waqf Board on the notice of illegal construction in the mosque. During the hearing, Commissioner Bhupendra Atri asked where did the money come from for the construction of the mosque? On this, the Waqf Board replied that the middlemen had given money for the construction of the mosque. The Waqf Board’s lawyer could not answer through which medium the fund was given, cash or bank account. The court has fixed October 5 as the date for the next hearing of the case.
#WATCH Shimla: On the alleged construction issue of Sanjauli mosque, advocate representing Waqf Board, BS Thakur says, “A notice regarding unauthorized construction was issued by Municipal Corporation Shimla to HP Waqf Board. We have submitted a reply and documents to the… pic.twitter.com/pUQHRkuH23
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Giving information about the court action, advocate BS Thakur, representing the Waqf Board on the alleged construction issue of Sanjauli Mosque, said that a notice was issued to the Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board by the Municipal Corporation Shimla regarding unauthorized construction. We have submitted the reply and documents in the court. The matter related to the construction is pending in the court. Today the court asked about the ownership and through documentary evidence we told the court that the mosque is the property of the Waqf Board since 1947, when Waqf properties were surveyed across India.
The lawyer said that the concerned officials will file the status report of the property. We will give our reply regarding the funding on the next date of hearing on October 5. It is worth noting that the Hindu organization says that a five-storey building was constructed in Sanjauli Mosque without getting the map passed and without permission for construction work. Now the people of the Hindu organization are adamant on the demand to demolish the mosque. Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh in the Congress government also raised this issue in the assembly and demanded the demolition of the illegal construction. A controversy has erupted over this issue.
