Shimla, for the first time, witnessed communal tension, with several thousand protesters, belonging to BJP and various Hindu organisations, demanding demolition of a mosque. The protesters, on Thursday, also demanded identification and removal of all illegal Bangladeshi settlers, particularly Rohingya Muslims, who have entered Himachal Pradesh. The protest took political overtones, when Rural Development Minister Aniruddh Singh joined the protest and later appealed to the Chief Minister in the Assembly that a survey should be conducted for verification of all outsider vendors in Shimla. OPINION | Outsiders in Shimla: CM must take a larger view
Shimla, for the first time, witnessed communal tension, with several thousand protesters, belonging to BJP and various Hindu organisations, demanding demolition of a mosque. The protesters, on Thursday, also demanded identification and removal of all illegal Bangladeshi settlers, particularly Rohingya Muslims, who have entered Himachal Pradesh. The protest took political overtones, when Rural Development Minister Aniruddh Singh joined the protest and later appealed to the Chief Minister in the Assembly that a survey should be conducted for verification of all outsider vendors in Shimla. 
