An elderly Sikh woman in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district has set an example of communal harmony by donating her land for the construction of a mosque in her village.
Rajinder Kaur (75) donated five marlas of land in Jakhwali village, located on the Sirhind-Patiala road, to help the Muslim community build a mosque, sources said.
Punjab’s Shahi Imam, Maulana Usman Ludhianvi, laid the foundation for the mosque on December 7.
Jakhwali has a predominantly Sikh population, along with Hindu and Muslim families. The village already has a gurdwara, a Shiva temple and a dargah, but the Muslim community had been seeking a mosque for nearly three decades.
According to the villagers, the issue came up during the recent panchayat elections