Railways asks mosque near Kashi station to vacate for expansion; body calls notice ‘illegal’
Railways officials said on Thursday that they affixed a notice to the wall of the Ganj Shaheeda mosque at the main entrance of Kashi Railway Station, demanding the premises be vacated by June 20 as part of the legal process for the station’s expansion. The mosque’s managing body, the Intajamia Masjid Committee, has termed the notice illegal and said it would challenge the move in a court. (Representational Image) However, the mosque’s managing body, the Intajamia Masjid Committee, has termed the notice illegal and said it would challenge the move in a court. Station Superintendent Arpit Gupta of Cant Railway Station said the land around Kashi Railway Station needs to be cleared of encroachments for the station’s expansion and proposed construction works. Also Read: UP: Mosque built on gram sabha land in Moradabad razed as part of encroachment removal drive “Various locations have been identified and action is being taken accordingly,” Gupta said. He said the Railways and the district administration had earlier carried out anti-encroachment drives in and around Kashi Railway Station. As part …
