The expansion of the Al-Matin Mosque in Delhi’s Brahmpuri area has been put on hold following objections from local Hindu residents, despite receiving prior approval from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
The mosque, located in Seelampur’s assembly constituency, had planned an extension to address overcrowding, especially during Friday prayers and Ramadan. The mosque management had lawfully acquired a 150-square-yard plot from Kuldeep Sharma to facilitate this expansion.
Before starting the project, the mosque committee secured MCD’s approval. However, concerns arose when Shankar Lal Gautam, a local resident, objected to the construction. His initial concern was about a new gate opening onto Street No. 12, where a Hindu temple is situated just meters away. The mosque committee addressed this by assuring that no gate would face the street.
Despite this compromise, Gautam and other residents later opposed the mosque’s expansion altogether. Some Hindu residents displayed “House for Sale” signs outside their homes, claiming discomfort with the mosque’s extended structure.
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