00:00I'm moving to, it's in Ujjain, where clashes erupted over the demolition of the portion of the Shahi Masjid there.
00:08Now, this portion of the Shahi Masjid was being removed as part of a road-widening project ahead of the
00:142028 Simhast Mahakumbh pilgrimage.
00:19So, members of a certain community watched those images.
00:24They gathered outside the mosque and then, as authorities prepared to carry out the task,
00:31in fact, the Shahi and elders of the community were themselves doing this,
00:37the mob began pelting stones and clashing with the police.
00:40The police had to use tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.
00:43But there's another aspect for it.
00:44The crowd put women in burkas in front and then targeted the police.
00:50And then they used social media to spread rumours.
00:52Much more on this big story. First, let's report.
01:00Tensions gripped Ujjain as members of the Muslim community gathered in large numbers
01:04to oppose the demolition of a portion of the Shahi Masjid.
01:09The demolition is part of a road-widening project as a portion of the mosque falls in the way.
01:17The 9.8 crore road-widening project is aimed at easing traffic in Ujjain for the Simhast Mahakumbh pilgrimage in
01:232028.
01:26But as the authorities prepared for the removal of the affected portion of the Shahi Masjid on Monday,
01:31a mob collected outside the premises.
01:34What followed was stone pelting,
01:38clashes with the police,
01:40and the use of tear gas to disperse the mob.
01:44More than 2,000 police personnel were deployed,
01:47barricades were placed around the mosque,
01:49and at least 10 persons detained by the police.
01:53This is an epicenter.
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01:57This is an epicenter.
01:59This is a page.
02:01This is an epicenter într.
02:06This time is a scene.
02:07It's a scene.
02:08This is an epicenter.
02:09The first scene is about the violent area.
02:10The police approached the police in the village of the community.
02:15This is a scene.
02:16In the middle, these cases were damaged.
02:16The case is later,
02:17the scene was ahead of the road-widening project in the village,
02:29authorities have pointed out that the demolition work was initiated by the mosque committee itself
02:34but certain miscreants attempted to create disturbance
02:37to create a situation in the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of
03:04the city of the city
03:20While one section of the Muslim community started removing the affected part of the mosque themselves,
03:25another group objected to the voluntary demolition.
03:29Ujjayen city Kazi has appealed to members of the Muslim community to maintain peace and not to pay heed to
03:34rumors,
03:35stressing that the issue had already been resolved.
03:58The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed an appeal challenging the proposed demolition,
04:02taking note of an agreement reached between the mosque management and the municipal corporation.
04:09As part of this road-widening drive,
04:11a portion of Chief Minister Mohan Yadar's ancestral home that was obstructing the project has also been demolished.
04:17With Ravish Pal Singh, Bureau Report, India Today.
