As per the reports, a minor scuffle is reported to have happened between the Hindu protesters and the police. This is as the protesters of the 'Hindu Dharam Jagaran Yatra' marched from Hanuman temple to Akhara Mosque amid tight security.
"People expressed their concerns and doubts, and considering this, we have decided to implement a similar policy to that in UP, in which it has been made mandatory that vendors have to display their names and IDs... Every shopkeeper and street vendor has to display their identification," he added.
35 Muslim vendors in Shimla were found to be using the same Aadhar card, underscoring fears of demography change harboured by locals in Himachal Pradesh.
Amid the row over an illegal mosque in Shimla, representatives of the Muslim welfare committee requested the municipal commissioner to seal the unauthorised part, agreeing to demolish it themselves
Thousands of Hindus in Shimla are protesting against the illegal construction of a mosque that has flared tensions and sparked concerns of a forced demographic change.