PRAYAGRAJ: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad volunteers handed over a memorandum to
district authorities
on Tuesday against the ongoing construction of a mosque on gram sabha land at
Havelia village
, Jhunsi, in the trans-Ganga area.
VHP leaders said the construction of the mosque was going on near the Samudra Koop on the banks of the Ganga at
Kumbh Mela Kshetra
and requested district authorities to demolish the
illegal structure
at the earliest.
VHP spokesman Ashwani Mishra told TOI, “The volunteers of VHP’s Kashi Prant handed over a memorandum to the ADM (City) today against the construction of an illegal mosque in Kumbh Mela area.”
A group of unidentified persons is carrying out the construction of the mosque illegally with an intention to disturb the communal harmony of the Sangam City, he added. The lekhpal and police of the area as well as administrative officials know about the construction and are well acquainted about the issue, but no
concrete action
has been taken till now, said Mishra.
The VHP volunteers demanded that the district authorities must take prompt action as the illegal construction of mosque was being done on the banks of the Ganga near Kumbh mela area.
The VHP volunteers have given an ultimatum of seven days to district authorities for stopping the construction and demolishing the structure failing which they would start a massive protest at the site.