New Delhi: Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh witnessed a large protest on Friday as 1000’s of supporters of cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan, the top of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, got here out on the roads after the police detained the Muslim chief for his ‘Jail Bharo’ (fill the jail) name over the Gyanvapi case. The state of affairs turned violent within the Shahmat Ganj space the place stones had been hurled, injuring one individual, the police stated. The District Justice of the Peace stated the police are probing the incident and can file a case.
Cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan had urged his followers to affix him in surrendering to the police on Thursday as a part of his ‘fill the jail’ motion over the Gyanvapi case.
#WATCH | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh | Chief of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, Bareilly Sharif, Maulana Tauqeer Raza detained by Police. He had given a name for ‘Jail Bharo’ over Gyanvapi matter. pic.twitter.com/pLunB4wltv
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The cleric additionally made provocative statements in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami and others over the Haldwani violence. He stated, ‘Dhami has gone mad. In the event you run a bulldozer on our homes, we are going to defend ourselves. We’ve the authorized proper, for those who assault us, we are going to kill you. That is our authorized proper. Now we won’t tolerate any bulldozer.’
Cleric Blames Police, Admin For Haldwani Violence
Maulana additionally blamed the police and administration for the violence in Haldwani. Tauqeer stated that no crime was dedicated within the madrasa-mosque. In such a case, the matter ought to have gone to the court docket, however as an alternative they had been demolished. Now Muslims won’t let the bulldozer run.
Cleric Lashes Out At Supreme Courtroom
Maulana Raza additionally lashed out on the Supreme Courtroom. He stated, ‘Our drawback is greater than that the Supreme Courtroom isn’t taking cognizance of the ailments unfold within the nation. The bulldozer operation takes place. In such a case, it’s the accountability of the Supreme Courtroom that if somebody has dedicated a criminal offense, he ought to be arrested, but when no crime has been dedicated in his constructing, then it shouldn’t be demolished.’
The cleric stated in his provocative speech, ‘Bajrang Dal-Shiv Sena need to damage our nation. We won’t cease in opposition to their dishonesty. We’ve began this motion from Bareilly and we are going to run this motion in the entire nation, God keen.’
Cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan is a scholar of the Barelvi sect of Sunni Muslims. He additionally has his personal group, named Ittehad-e-Millat Council. He was earlier a member of the All India Muslim Private Regulation Board, however later separated saying that the Deobandi Muslims discriminated in opposition to him. After that, Maulana fashioned his personal All India Muslim Private Regulation Board (Jadid).
