Muzaffarnagar: Muslims agree to remove Mosque for bridge construction

Meerut | Friday | 16th February, 2018

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MUZAFFARNAGAR: The long-pending construction work of an overbridge in Muzaffarnagar city could now see the light of the day after members from the Muslim community gave their consent to remove a roadside mosque affecting the project.The project had remained stalled for the past 10 years with the religious structure playing as a major hindrance.However, the locals held a meeting and decided to remove the mosque for the betterment of the area and smooth flow of traffic.The district administration had made adequate security arrangements to deal with any eventualities considering the sensitivity of the issue.However, the demolition drive was conducted under peaceful atmosphere and no untoward incident was reported from the spot..