{"id":188642,"date":"2025-11-23T11:34:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T06:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=188642"},"modified":"2025-11-23T11:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T06:35:15","slug":"tensions-escalate-in-himachal-as-hindu-groups-target-mosques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/11\/23\/tensions-escalate-in-himachal-as-hindu-groups-target-mosques.html","title":{"rendered":"Tensions escalate in Himachal as Hindu groups target mosques"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-188643\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/11\/13-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"209\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New Delhi: Tensions are rising again in Himachal Pradesh as Hindu groups have shifted their focus to a centuries-old mosque in Una district, mere weeks after the Sanjauli mosque in Shimla became a major flashpoint.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, this new dispute in Daulatpur Chowk, Ward 1, centers on a mosque built on registered Waqf land, which has now become the target of heated protests.<\/p>\n<p>The mosque, which had been undergoing minor repairs, has been suddenly labeled a &#8220;threat&#8221; by Hindu groups. They have gathered villagers and submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, demanding a complete halt to construction and a ban on prayers. A member of the protesting group claimed, &#8220;There are no Muslims in this village, yet people from nearby places come here to pray. This can create a problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, several peace-loving residents from the majority community have rejected these allegations, insisting the mosque has never been a disturbance. &#8220;No one has ever faced a problem because of Muslims coming here to pray. Those creating trouble are not speaking for the village. They are disturbing harmony,&#8221; said one local Hindu resident. Another added, &#8220;The mosque is built on Waqf land. Everyone knows this. Still, they are trying to create a fight where none exists.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Tensions are rising again in Himachal Pradesh as Hindu groups have shifted their focus to a centuries-old mosque in Una district, mere weeks after the Sanjauli mosque in Shimla became a major flashpoint. According to Kashmir Media Service, this new dispute in Daulatpur Chowk, Ward 1, centers on a mosque built on registered &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":188643,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-188642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india","tag-top-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/11\/13-4.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188642"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":188645,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188642\/revisions\/188645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}