Karnataka Muslim scholars instruct mosques to not use loudspeakers for morning azaan
Instructions were issued after scholars met public representatives from Muslim community
Bengaluru: Religious Scholars in Karnataka have issued instructions to mosque committees across the state to not use loudspeakers for morning prayers and azaan (Fajar) in accordance with the latest state government order.
The instructions were issued after several top Muslim scholars held a meeting with Muslim public representatives including MLAs and MLCs and discussed the matter. The meeting was chaired by Ameer-e-Shariat Moulana Sageer Ahmed Rashadi.
Speaking to media reporters after the meeting, Moulana Sageer Ahmed Rashadi urged the mosque committees to follow guidelines issued by the government and Supreme Court adding that they should also secure written permission as prescribed in government order for using loudspeakers during the daytime.
“We give azaan five times a day. So it’s about leaving out loudspeakers only for the morning prayers. We should follow what the government order and SC say. It is not only restricted for the Muslims, it is applicable for all the people and all activities of other faiths as well.” He said.
Wakf Board Chairman Moulana Shafi Saadi, Moulana Mansoor Imran Rashadi, Mufti Iftikhar Ahmed Qasmi, MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan, NA Haris, Rizwan Arshad, Deputy Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly UT Khader, MLC Naseer Ahmed, and others were present during the meeting.
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TMC worker shot dead in Bengal's Malda, two other party men injured
Malda (PTI): In less than a fortnight after a senior Trinamool Congress councillor was murdered in West Bengal's Malda district, a TMC worker was killed and two other party members were injured in a shootout incident in broad daylight in the same region on Tuesday, police said.
Like in the previous incident, police suspected that Tuesday's shootout was also a fallout of the party's infighting.
The deceased was identified as Ataul Haque alias Hasu Sheikh and the two injured are Bakul Sheikh, a TMC local committee president, and Esaruddin Sheikh, a senior officer said.
The incident took place in Kaliaganj area in the morning when the TMC local committee president along with party workers went to a function to inaugurate a road, an officer said.
"One of the party workers who were shot at was declared dead by doctors at the Malda Medical College and Hospital. Two others are undergoing treatment there, and their condition was stated to be critical," he said.
"We are questioning people and witnesses. So far, we have not arrested anyone in this matter," the police officer told PTI.
TMC councillor in Malda Dulal Sarkar was killed on January 2, and seven people have been arrested in this connection.
