Amid the ongoing dispute over the Sanjauli mosque structure in Shimla, Hindu organisations have appealed to the Muslim community to refrain from offering Friday prayers inside the controversial mosque building until the matter is settled in court.

They cited the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s directive to maintain the status quo and the earlier Municipal Commissioner’s order regarding demolition of the top floors of the building.

Narender Thakur, from Devbhoomi Sangharsh Samiti, said they respect the court’s order and expect the decision scheduled for March 9 to uphold the lower court’s ruling, which ordered the demolition of three upper floors of the mosque structure.

He further appealed to the local Muslim community to maintain communal harmony by not entering the unauthorised structur

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