In a fresh twist to the ongoing Sanjauli mosque dispute in Shimla, the All Himachal Muslims Organisation on Monday presented an old revenue record from 1915, claiming that the mosque in Sanjauli is a legally established place of worship. The organisation alleged that the issue is being given an unnecessary communal angle.

Addressing a press conference in Shimla and later speaking with ANI, Nazakat Ali Hashmi, President, All Himachal Muslims Organisation, said the mosque has existed in Sanjauli since 1915 and has been duly recorded in various official revenue documents.

“The mosque has been there since 1915. It was recorded in the 1997-98 and 2003 revenue records as well. But in later records, only the government was shown as the owner of the land, which indicates tampering with the reven

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