New Delhi: Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh witnessed a large protest on Friday as hundreds of supporters of cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan, the pinnacle of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, got here out on the roads after the police detained the Muslim chief for his ‘Jail Bharo’ (fill the jail) name over the Gyanvapi case. The scenario turned violent within the Shahmat Ganj space the place stones had been hurled, injuring one individual, the police stated. The District Magistrate stated the police are probing the incident and can file a case.
Cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan had urged his followers to affix him in surrendering to the police on Thursday as a part of his ‘fill the jail’ motion over the Gyanvapi case.
#WATCH | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh | Chief of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, Bareilly Sharif, Maulana Tauqeer Raza detained by Police. He had given a name for ‘Jail Bharo’ over Gyanvapi matter. pic.twitter.com/pLunB4wltv
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The cleric additionally made provocative statements in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami and others over the Haldwani violence. He stated, ‘Dhami has gone mad. If you run a bulldozer on our houses, we will protect ourselves. We have the legal right, if you attack us, we will kill you. This is our legal right. Now we will not tolerate any bulldozer.’
Cleric Blames Police, Admin For Haldwani Violence
Maulana additionally blamed the police and administration for the violence in Haldwani. Tauqeer stated that no crime was dedicated within the madrasa-mosque. In such a case, the matter ought to have gone to the court docket, however as a substitute they had been demolished. Now Muslims won’t let the bulldozer run.
Cleric Lashes Out At Supreme Court
Maulana Raza additionally lashed out on the Supreme Court. He stated, ‘Our problem is more than that the Supreme Court is not taking cognizance of the diseases spread in the country. The bulldozer operation takes place. In such a case, it is the responsibility of the Supreme Court that if someone has committed a crime, he should be arrested, but if no crime has been committed in his building, then it should not be demolished.’
The cleric stated in his provocative speech, ‘Bajrang Dal-Shiv Sena want to ruin our country. We will not stop against their dishonesty. We have started this movement from Bareilly and we will run this movement in the whole country, God willing.’
Cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan is a scholar of the Barelvi sect of Sunni Muslims. He additionally has his personal group, named Ittehad-e-Millat Council. He was earlier a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, however later separated saying that the Deobandi Muslims discriminated in opposition to him. After that, Maulana fashioned his personal All India Muslim Personal Law Board (Jadid).
