Suhail Pasha said, "We already have a mosque in place. We don't have any such necessity to (offer prayers in the market) but we will do so to create chaos."
Ravindra Puri Maharaj of the Niranjani Akhada has stated that they have asked all Sadhus from other states to go back, keeping in view the pandemic concerns.
The Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme Implementation Committee in Uttarakhand has been seeking ₹27 crores from the Central government for the project.