A mosque in Dharavi.
The controversial part of the Mehboob-e-Subhania Masjid in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum is being demolished. The Masjid Committee people are demolishing the disputed portion. There was an uproar about this last Saturday. Stones were pelted on the BMC vehicles that arrived to carry out demolition operations. In this case, the police arrested three people for obstruction of government work, mischief and damage to government property.
On September 21, there was a commotion at the Mehboob-e-Subhania Masjid in Dharavi. After which the mosque committee asked for seven days and assured to demolish the illegal part. The illegal part is being demolished by the Masjid Committee early on Monday morning. Above the mosque is a 20-foot portion of the minar, which is mainly illegal. A green curtain has been placed on it. The Masjid Committee is demolishing it by putting wood on it.
BMC vehicles were pelted with stones
An uproar over the Subhaniya Masjid erupted on Saturday, September 21, when a BMC team along with the police force arrived to demolish the illegal portion of the mosque. Local people opposed it and said that the mosque is 25 years old. People from the Muslim community said that at the time the mosque was built, the number of people in the community was small. As the population grew and the number of worshipers increased, a second floor of the mosque was built.
When the BMC team arrived to demolish the illegal part of the mosque, the people of the society raised an uproar in protest. When the situation became tense, people associated with the mosque management spoke to the BMC officials, they asked for four to five days to remove the encroached portion, to which the officials agreed.
The Municipal Corporation demolished the madrasa-mosque in Pimpri Chinchwad
An anti-encroachment drive was launched by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation last night at a mosque and madrasa in Kalewadi Thergaon area of ​​Maharashtra. According to the information, this mosque was constructed 25 years ago in Pawar Basti of Kalewadi area of ​​Pimpri Chinchwad next to Pune. But a few years ago, a madrasa was being run here by the name of Darul Uloom Jamia. About which some Hindu organizations complained to the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.
The matter reached the court
He alleged that the madrasa running here is illegal and no permission has been taken from the municipality for its construction. After which the matter went to court. The Mumbai High Court has ordered anti-encroachment action against madrassas, mosques, temples and other religious places in Pimpri-Chinchwad. Because of this, 6 months ago, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation sent notices to all the religious places of the city responsible for demolishing this illegal construction. But it was ignored which led to this action last night.
There is tension in the city regarding the action
As everyone came to know through social media that the mosque was going to be attacked, people from the Muslim community entered the mosque in large numbers to protect it from the attack. On the other hand, a large number of police personnel were also deployed by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to complete the operation. To prevent the situation from worsening, the police also detained some responsible leaders of the Muslim community and put them in their offices. whom he left at 5:00 am. It is being said that in this action taken by the Metropolitan Corporation last night, the madrasa was completely demolished and some part of the mosque was also demolished due to illegal construction. There is tension in the city due to the action taken on the mosque and madrasa last night.
