India
The Islamic cleric was detained by the police for giving a 'jail bharo' call over Gyanvapi case.
Updated : Feb 09, 2024, 06:34 PM IST | Edited by : Prashant Tamta
Tension prevails in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly after Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, UP cleric and Head of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, gave a call for 'jail bharo' movement after Friday prayers in protest against offering of prayers inside the Gyanvapi mosque, the police said. After the announcement by Khan, the police are taking precautionary measures and have made concrete arrangements to stop the proposed programme.
The Islamia Maidan in the city has been sealed, and Pradeshik Armed Constabulary as well as Rapid Action Force (RAF) have also been deployed. A senior police official said, "We will make sure that people do not collect at any place on Friday. We have adequate forces to deal with the situation peacefully."
मौलाना तौकीर रजा द्वारा जुमे की नमाज के बाद अपनी गिरफ्तारी का ऐलान किया गया था, कार्यक्रम शांतिपूर्वक सम्पन्न हो गया है। थाना बारादरी क्षेत्र श्यामतगंज के पास कुछ अराजक तत्वों द्वारा तीन लड़कों से मारपीट की गयी, जिसमें दो लड़कों को मामूली चोट आने व पुलिस कार्यवाही के सम्बन्ध में। pic.twitter.com/8qBtxWZ81D
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) February 9, 2024
The cleric's followers have distributed pamphlets and shared posts on social media that say, "The Babri mosque was snatched from us using court's decision and now they have started offering prayers in Gyanvapi mosque. Our 700-year-old mosque was razed during midnight hours."
WATCH | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh | Chief of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, Bareilly Sharif, Maulana Tauqeer Raza detained by Police. He had given a call for 'Jail Bharo' over Gyanvapi matter. pic.twitter.com/pLunB4wltv
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 9, 2024
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