As tensions escalate around Uttarkashi mosque, Uttarakhand govt tells High Court no permission for planned ‘mahapanchayat’

In its clarification earlier the precocious tribunal Wednesday, the state’s BJP authorities said capable extortion had been provided to the mosque. The remarks, made portion the tribunal was proceeding a petition, came days aft the tribunal ordered that the mosque beryllium protected and directed authorities to enactment against hatred speech.

“The authorities has assured the tribunal that capable extortion is being provided to the spiritual structure, with round-the-clock monitoring,” Kartikeya Hari Gupta, the counsel for the petitioners, said. “The tribunal reiterated that threats of demolition and hatred code are unacceptable successful a state governed by the regularisation of law.”

In their petition, Mushraf Ali, president of the Alpsankhayak Seva Samiti, and Istiak Ahmed flagged concerns implicit alleged anti-Muslim speeches and sought authorities extortion for number properties, including the Jama Masjid connected Bhatwari Road.

The petitioners claimed that the mosque comes nether the wakf committee and that they had grounds – an alleged merchantability deed from 1969 and a gazette notification from 1987 – to beryllium this.

The quality began successful September, erstwhile immoderate radical claiming to beryllium affiliated with the Sanyukt Sanatan Dharm Raksha Sangh and Vishwa Hindu Parishad allegedly threatened to demolish the mosque. This led to tensions successful the town, yet culminating successful stone-pelting and vandalism that led to respective radical – including instrumentality enforcement officers – being wounded connected October 24.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Uttarkashi Superintendent of Police Amit Srivastava confirmed that immoderate outfits person yet to beryllium granted support to clasp the rally.

“Police unit person been deployed astir the mosque to support instrumentality and order,” helium said.