Protesters demand demolition of ‘illegal’ mosque in Shimla

A large group of protesters held an agitation outside a mosque in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla on Thursday, claiming it had been built illegally. Among the protesters were locals, BJP workers and members of right-wing groups.Holding the Tricolour, they marched near the mosque. Some of them even demanded its demolition.

"This mosque has been built illegally. All four floors



of the mosque are illegal. If we construct anything illegally, it is immediately demolished. It has been 10 years, but no action has been taken on the mosque. This illegal mosque should be demolished,” a protester said.

The protestor claimed a few Muslim men attacked "Hindu brothers". He demanded a probe into the allegedly increasing number of Muslims in Himachal Pradesh.