Team Clarion
MUMBAI — After strong opposition from Muslim residents, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) drive to demolish an alleged illegal portion of a mosque in the densely-populated Dharavi locality in the metropolis was deferred on Saturday. The BMC has given eight days to the mosque committee.
The decision comes after hundreds of Muslims protested outside the Dharavi police station and squatted on the road against the BMC’s action. A delegation from the mosque, BMC officials and Dharavi police also held talks to resolve the issue.
Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad said, “Action scheduled for today has been cancelled. We met the CM last night. We had urged him for this. Everyone kept forth their views here peacefully. It has been cancelled and everyone has gone home. I appeal to the people to maintain peace,” she was quoted by ABPNews as saying.
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