Mangaluru: SDPI holds meeting demanding reconstruction of Babri Masjid
Mangaluru, Dec 4: With the slogan 'let us regain Babri Masjid, regain India', SDPI district committee staged a protest rally from Hampankatta in the city and a dharna in front of the deputy commissioner's office here on Tuesday.
Inaugurating the meeting, SDPI state president Ilyas Mohammad Thumbay said that "there are records about the existence of Rama at Ayodhya. But there are plenty of evidences about the presence of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya. Even then, much against to the law of the land, the idol of Sri Rama was installed inside the Babri Masjid illegally in 1949. In order to establish democracy in the country, Babri Masjid should be reconstructed and the idol installed illegally should be removed for which, SDPI activists are ready for any sacrifice", he said.
"No temple or Masjid should be constructed illegally. But the Sangh Parivar has been trying to construct the temple on the site of demolished Masjid which is an insult to Hindu religion. Now Babri Masjid has not remained as just the Masjid. Instead it has become an emotional issue. So the demolished Babri Masjid should be reconstructed. Till then we will not rest", he said.
SDPI district president Athaulla Jokatte presided over the programme in which Tejas newspaper manager Naushad Malappuram, Imam Council state committee member Moulana muazzam spoke on the occasion.
Univef Karnataka state president Rafeeuddin Kudroli, SDPI district vice president Antony PD, dalit leader Anand Mittabail, PUCL district president Kabeer Ullal, PFI district president Haneef Katipalla, Jaffer Sadiq Faizi of Imam Council, CFI district president Imran PJ, corporator Ayaz, leaders Jaleel Krishnapura, Abdulathif K Puttur, Shahul SH, Rafiq Darimi Malar, Iqbal Gudinabali, Muslim Integration Forum president Ashraf Badriya and others were present. SDPI district secretary Iqbal Bellare welcomed the gathering.
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2 detained after comment over wedding procession to Dalit house sparks clash in UP's Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur (UP) (PTI): Two persons have been detained after a clash broke out allegedly over remarks targeting a Dalit family's wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred in Lai Kheda village under Tilhar police station area, where a wedding procession from Bareilly had arrived at a Dalit household on April 20.
According to SP Saurabh Dixit, when the procession was near the house of Rajpal Yadav, he allegedly made a remark saying "Now, Dalits will also take out wedding processions riding a buggy", leading to an argument. Yadav's side allegedly turned aggressive, escalating the conflict further.
Police said a scuffle ensued between the two sides. Upon receiving information, police personnel reached the spot and ensured that the procession was conducted peacefully after the incident.
An FIR was registered on Friday against Rajpal Yadav, Sumit, Amit, Surendra, Avdhesh Yadav and five unidentified persons based on a complaint. Rajpal Yadav and his son Sumit have been taken into custody and are being questioned, Dixit said.
The case has been registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police said.
Dixit said preliminary findings suggest that Yadav, too, was hosting a function and processions from both sides had arrived around the same time. A dispute may have initially arisen due to a narrow passage and attempts to move the processions quickly.
Police have registered the case under relevant sections of the BNS and initiated further probe, officials said.
