Prominent Muslim scholar, freedom fighter Mufti Abdul Razzaq passes away aged 95
He was the national vice president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
Bhopal: Prominent Muslim scholar and freedom fighter Mufti Abdul Razzaq passed away in Bhopal late on Wednesday night aged 95.
He was the national vice president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind. He established Madrasa Islamia Arabia, the old and largest Islamic seminary in Bhopal. He was the patron of various Islamic seminaries in Madhya Pradesh. He was the vice-president of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He was also the state president of the Darul Uloom Deoband's "Rābta Madāris-e-Islamiya" for Madhya Pradesh. In January 2021, the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Anandiben Patel, honored Razzāq for his participation in the Indian freedom struggle.[6]
Abdul Razzaq was born on 13 August 1932. He graduated from the Darul Uloom Deoband where he studied with Meraj-ul-Haq Deobandi and Hussain Ahmad Madani.
Considering the popularity and his large number of followers, police have taken precautionary majors to avoid a large congregation during his last rites because of the corona curfew. The police have put barricades at prominent squares and roads of old city areas and police officers along with district administration are also appealing to people to avoid gathering because of the Corona curfew.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh and former CM Kamal Nath were among the figures who condoled the death of Mufti.
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Delhi elections: BJP releases first list of candidates; Parvesh Verma to contest against Kejriwal
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its first list of 29 candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, scheduled to be held in February this year.
Former Lok Sabha MP Parvesh Verma will contest from the New Delhi assembly seat against former Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal.
Ramesh Bidhuri is set to contest against Delhi CM Atishi and Congress leader Alka Lamba from Kalkaji constituency.
BJP has fielded Sardar Tarvinder Singh Marwah from Jangpura constituency. He is pitted against former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia. Meanwhile, Congress has fielded former Mayor Farhad Suri from this constituency.
The saffron party has fielded Dushyant Kumar Gautam and Ashish Sood from Karol Bagh and Janakpuri, respectively, and former AAP leader Kailash Gahlot from Bijwasan.
The BJP has dropped its Gandhi Nagar MLA Anil Bajpai and given a ticket to former Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely.
Former Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay will contest from Malviya Nagar.
