Eviction notice unfortunate: Masjid Committee
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 15 2023:
Terming the eviction notice issued on January 10 to vacate the Mantripukhri Masjid as unfortunate, Mantripukhri Masjid Committee has said that the Masjid was constructed in 1918 and allotted land record (Dag No 271) as per the survey conducted under the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reformation Act in 1963.While clarifying that the Masjid was not constructed on Khas land, a statement of Committee said that WAQF Board Manipur accepted registration of Mantripukhri Masjid in 1993 and accordingly issued gazette notification.
With the possession of land record (Jamabandi), Mantripukhri Masjid has been paying land tax, it said while urging the DC Imphal East to look into the allegation of encroaching on Dag No 377 measuring 0.002 acre area covered by National Highway, which is unrelated with the Masjid.
The committee then urged chief minister N Biren Singh to relax expansion of National Highway by some 5/10 feet in Mantripukhri Masjid area in the interest Meetei-Pangal community and honour of sentiments of the minority group.