Addressing the media about the situation in Himachal Pradesh, the state president of the Himachal Pradesh Alpsankhyak Kalyan Parishad SNA Gilani held Muslim miscreants from other states responsible for disturbing the peace in the state. He accused the Muslims from different states of disturbing the social fabric of Himachal Pradesh by constructing mosques and graveyards.
Gilani, who has been the state president of the BJP Alpsankhyak Morcha in Himachal Pradesh and a member of the BJP Rashtrakari Samiti, expressed concern over the safety of Hindu women in Himachal Pradesh. He claimed that thousands of Hindu women have been taken to other states by such Muslim miscreants.
He described the Dharampur mosque located in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh as the headquarters of all the anti-Hindu activities taking place in the state. “There are several Army stations around Dharampur including Army Station Headquarter Kasauli, Army Station Dhiksai, Sapatu and Solan. There is also a CRPF centre in Dharampur. All these have a threat from the Dharampur Jamia mosque”, Gilani said.
“Hundreds of people (Muslims) from outside come to Dharampur mosque every Friday. None of them live in Dharampur. There is not a single permanent resident (Muslim) in Dharampur. Hardly, 3-4 families (Muslim) live in rented houses in Dharampur”, claimed Gilani asking people to visit Dharampur mosque on any Friday and witness Muslims from outside visiting the mosque in large numbers. He questioned the need for constructing such large mosques while the Muslim population in the state is minuscule.
He added that if the state government wanted to save the army centres in the state and ensure the safety of Hindu women then it should shut down the Dharampur Jamia mosque. He said that the state government should investigate if the Dharampur mosque was built after taking the necessary permission. If it is found that no permission was taken for building the mosque, then it should be demolished like the illegal mosque in Sanjauli was demolished.
Last year in October, a court in Himachal Pradesh had ordered the demolition of unauthorised parts of a mosque in Sanjauli. The court order came after local Hindus staged protests alleging that the mosque was constructed illegally. Recently there has been growing concern among the locals of Himachal Pradesh regarding several illegal mosques having come up in different towns in the state. People have been facing problems because Muslims from outside the state visit these illegal mosques in large numbers.