Hindutva group protests outside 400-year-old Hyderabad mosque, demands madrasa closure
Hyderabad: Hindutva activists staged a protest outside the nearly 400-year-old Masjid-e-Hussaini in Balapur, Hyderabad, on Wednesday, demanding the closure of Madarsa Noomania, which operates inside the mosque premises.
The dharna, led by BJP leader Ramkrishna Reddy, took place near the mosque in Sultanapur under the jurisdiction of Balapur Police Station. Protesters raised slogans of “Jai Shri Ram,” clapped hands, and accused the madrasa of being “illegally run” for the past seven years.
Speaking to reporters, Ramkrishna Reddy alleged that “Rohingyas who do not belong to the region are living in the madrasa” and claimed that “local Hindus are facing severe difficulties.”
Protesters dispersed after ACP Janakiram Reddy reached the spot and assured them that action would be taken against the madrasa. However, no FIR has been filed and no arrests were made.
Madarsa in-charge Akbar Khan dismissed the claims, stating that “all students are from Telangana” and that the BJP is “falsely alleging the madrasa is illegal.” He added that this issue has persisted for the past six months.
Local resident Mohammed Riyas said the incident seemed to be a “deliberate attempt to disrupt communal harmony” in the area. Amjed Ullah Khan, spokesperson of Majlis Bachao Tahreek (MBT), met the Balapur Police Inspector demanding action against the BJP leaders who led the protest. Calling the act one of “Hindutva communal elements,” he accused the police of being “mute spectators” and questioned why no action was taken against those raising anti-Muslim slogans.
It's ben 24 hours past that BJP leader Ramkrishna Reddy staged a Dharna in front of 400 years old Qutubsahi Masjid-e-Hussaini Sultanapur under Balapur Police Station limits demanding closure of Madersa Nomania, till now no FIR has been issued and no arrest has been done by… pic.twitter.com/SZWbPLRLgB
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'Rear-guard action': BJP over Mamata accepting sports minister's resignation after Messi event
New Delhi (PTI): The BJP on Tuesday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's accepting Aroop Biswas' resignation as the state sports minister is nothing but a "rear-guard action" to douse public anger over the mismanagement of football icon Lionel Messi's event last week.
BJP co-in-charge for West Bengal Amit Malviya alleged that this is also an "open confession" that the Messi event fiasco was not accidental but a government-manufactured disaster, borne out of the poor governance of Banerjee, her ministers and the state bureaucracy.
Banerjee on Tuesday accepted Biswas' resignation as the sports minister in the wake of the controversy over the mismanagement of football icon Messi's event last week, a senior leader of the ruling TMC said.
Biswas, who had written to the chief minister seeking to be relieved of his responsibilities as sports minister, will continue as a cabinet minister, retaining charge of the power department.
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Reacting to the development, Malviya said in a post on X, "TMC Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigns after the Messi fiasco and Mamata Banerjee accepts it in record time."
"Do not mistake this for accountability; this is nothing but a rear-guard action to douse public anger. anger! This is not 'Raj Dharma'," he added.
The BJP leader alleged that the incident was the outcome of "loot" of common people which is "so synonymous" with the TMC.
The incident was also the outcome of the "shameless VIP culture that TMC thrives on and deep-rooted cronyism promoted by Banerjee," he charged.
Malviya further alleged that Biswas' resignation exposes a "collective failure of Mamata Banerjee, her partisan bureaucracy, and her crony cabinet".
"This is a symbolic sacrifice, a political hoax, soon to be buried under layers of bureaucracy, with no justice, no accountability, and no remorse," the BJP leader said, adding, "No resignation will bring back the time lost, the money wasted, or the stolen chance for football lovers to witness Messi in Kolkata."
