Maintaining communal harmony, Muslims members willingly raze mosque wall

ROORKEE: Setting an example of communal harmony, the Muslim members of Binarsi village, 20 km from here, have willingly demolished a part of the mosque that was constructed illegally on the land of the gramsabha. Despite deployment of heavy force to prevent any untoward incident, the members of the community came forward to bring down the wall themselves.
According to reports, a mosque had been constructed in the ’70s in Binarsi village, where the Hindu-Muslim population is almost equal.Later, during Chakbandi delimitation process of the village land in 1995, it was found that a portion of the mosque was developed on the plot which belonged to the gramsabha. To vacate the land from the possession of mosque management, village resident Ambrish Tyagi had approached the administration. Later, Tyagi filed a writ petition in the matter before the Uttarakhand high court in Nainital this year.
“My petition was heard by a double bench there. And on November 7, it asked the administration to vacate the land from illegal occupants,” said Tyagi.
“Complying with the court order, the members of the Muslim community started dismantling the portion of the mosque two days ago. The work has now been completed. We really appreciate the willingness they have shown and helped the administration in fulfilling the task in a month’s notice,” said Surya Bhushan Singh Negi, in-charge of Bhagwanpur police station.
“Both communities of Hindus and Muslims have been living peacefully in the village since years. They have also supported each others in every matter. So, members of our community had unanimously decided to not take the matter to higher court and comply with the order. Village peace is our priority,” said village head Naim Ahmad.