Himachal Pradesh Police baton-charge demonstrators protesting ‘illegal’ mosque in Shimla
The authorities had issued prohibitory orders in the city’s Sanjauli area after a call for a protest march by Hindu organisations.
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The Himachal Pradesh Police on Wednesday used water cannons and baton-charged demonstrators protesting against an “illegal” mosque in Shimla’s Sanjauli area, ANI reported.
The protestors, who were marching towards the mosque, breached the first layer of barricades set up by the police and clashed with the security forces near the Dhalli tunnel’s eastern entrance.
On Tuesday, the Shimla district administration issued prohibitory orders in Sanjauli after Hindu organisations gave a call for a protest march against the mosque, which they claim has been illegally constructed, PTI reported.
The orders were issued under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which prohibits assembly of more than five persons and carrying of lethal weapons.
#WATCH | Shimla Protests | Himachal Pradesh: Police use water cannons against the protestors to disperse them while they are on their way to the alleged illegal construction of a mosque in the Sanjauli area pic.twitter.com/tmDXReNG4A— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2024
Protests had erupted in Shimla over the legality of the mosque earlier this month.
On September 4, the matter sparked a row in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly when state minister Anirudh Singh and his Congress colleague Harish Janartha argued about the mosque. The Congress is the ruling party in the state.
The next day, workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Hindutva organisations and residents organised a march...
