MCD Stops Construction Inside a Mosque In NE Delhi After Residents Complained

The Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) has revoked permissions of the ongoing construction work inside a mosque situated in Northeast Delhi, Brahmpuri, after a row broke out between residents over the expansion of the mosque. The Delhi police has also intensified patrolling in the area.

The Al Mateen Masjid, over which the conflict prevails, was constructed in 2013 in Gali number 13 of Brahmapuri. In 2023, the trustees of the mosque purchased an adjacent plot in Gali number 12 and started construction work. The same year, the work was stopped in November after a PCR call was made by the residents of the area, claiming the construction was illegal. The trustee then approached the MCD and got permissions to continue the construction. This decision by the MCD, taken on November 23rd, 2024, would have extended the Masjid to gali number 12, facing an old temple.

But as soon as construction is resumed in February this year, another complaint was filed by the residents alleging that the construction of a structure adjacent to the Al Mateen Mosque is illegal. Following the complaint, the MCD on February 18 issued another show cause notice to the Al Mateen Welfare Society and ordered to stop the construction.

Conflict Prevails

On Monday this week, the Police received a complaint regarding stone pelting on the intervening night of March 2 and 3, at the Usmanpur Police Station. However, these claims could not be corroborated. The police personnel from Usmanpur will be present in the area till the situation de-escalates. One of the prime contention of the residents is against building a mosque, adjacent or very near to a mandir.