Udupi to reopen mosques only in rural areas: Udupi District Muslim Federation
Udupi: Mosques in the rural areas of the district will be opened in a couple of days, but those in urban and highly populated areas will remain closed, the Udupi District Muslim Federation has decided today.
The unanimous decision was taken in an interim meeting held at the Jamia Masjid in the city today.
Federation president Yaseen Malpe said that the government has permitted reopening of the mosques that had been shut on account of the Covid-19 lockdown. The meeting was called in order to instruct the administrative committees of mosques on opening the mosques.
“In the present situation, the mosques in rural areas can be reopened in a couple of days. We should make sure that the mosques are not reopened with Friday weekly prayers. And instead, we should reopen mosques on days other than Friday” he said adding, that the Friday prayers attract a huge gathering of devotees.
The administrative committees have also been directed to organize Friday weekly prayers with more than one Jamaat in all mosques to avoid overcrowding during the weekly prayers.
Malpe added that the mosques near the town, the national highway, the urban areas, the bus stands, and the railway stations should not be opened at present. “We will need to analyze the situation in the coming days before deciding to open the mosques in these areas,” he said.
“The administrative committees have been instructed to take a decision on who can be permitted to attend the Namaz in their respective mosques. The social distancing rule and other precautionary measures should be compulsorily followed on all such occasions. In case of violation of the guidelines, the respective administrative committees will be held responsible for any untoward incident and repercussions that may follow,” the president warned.
Federation general secretary Mohammad Moula, Treasurer Iqbal S Katpady, Vice Presidents Ashfaque Ahmed Karkala and Shabaan Hangluru, Former President M P Modinabba, PFI District President Nazeer Ambagilu, social activist Iqbal Manna, and seniors Aboobakar Nejar, Abdur Rahman Razvi Kalkatta, Ismail Atrady, Khateeb Rashid, Mohammad Sheesh, Hussain Kodibengre, Hasan Mavad Byndoor, Shafi Qazi, Ibrahim Kota, I M Jafarullah Hoode, Munaf Kandluru, Aziz Udyavara, Salauddin Abdulla and Mohammad Ghouse were present at the meeting.
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Comedian Shyam Rangeela files nomination from Varanasi LS seat on last day
Varanasi: Comedian Shyam Rangeela has finally filed his nomination papers as an independent candidate from the Varanasi parliamentary constituency on Tuesday, May 14, the last day of filing papers.
Rangeela, who intended to contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi had alleged on Monday that he was being denied a nomination from the seat, as he along with several other candidates were reportedly made to wait for filling papers on May 10th and May 13th.
Shyam Rangeela, taking to his official ‘X’ handle, wrote, "With your love and support, I have completed all the requirements as per the rules and submitted the nomination. I also have full faith in the democracy of this country. Now the next two-three days are crucial. Thank you all very much for your cooperation. My electoral future rests in the hands of all election officials who are the custodians of our democracy. With the hope that they all strengthen our faith, Yours Shyam Rangeela.”
Alongside, Shyam, BJP candidate Narendra Modi, Log Party's Vinay Kumar Tripathi, BJP's Surendra Narayan Singh, independent candidates Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Reena Rai, Neha Jaiswal, Ajit Kumar Jaiswal, Ashok Kumar Pandey, Sandeep Tripathi filed their nomination papers on Tuesday.
According to the Election Commision of India, a total of 41 candidates have filed nomination papers from the Varanasi constituency.
आप सभी के प्यार और सहयोग से नियमानुसार सभी आवश्यकताओं की पूर्ति करते हुए मैंने नामांकन दाखिल कर दिया है, मेरा इस देश के लोकतंत्र पर अभी भी पुरा भरोसा है । अब आगे के दो तीन दिन महत्वपूर्ण होंगे।
— Shyam Rangeela (@ShyamRangeela) May 14, 2024
आप सभी का सहयोग के लिए बहुत धन्यवाद ।
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