Ayodhya, July 14 (IANS) The embezzlement controversy got a fresh twist on Tuesday with a Muslim cleric calling for a similar investigation into alleged irregularities in the Waqf Boards. The demand for a probe on the lines of the Ram Temple is finding support from multiple quarters, including the saints and seers from Ayodhya. A couple of seers supported Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi’s demand for a probe into Waqf Boards’ accounts, stating that greater transparency will inspire greater confi…
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Lucknow, July 14 (IANS) Amid the controversy over the alleged theft of donations made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, Muslim clerics in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday demanded a fair and detailed investigation into the alleged embezzlement at Shia and Sunni Waqf Boards in the state.The reactions came a day after President of the All India Muslim Jamaat Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, wrote a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, seeking a probe into the “scams of Sunni and Shia Waqf Boa…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Muslim leaders on Saturday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttarakhand, alleging that it does not want the community’s children to gain religious education and progress in life.The reactions poured after Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Uttarakhand government approved the proposal to abolish the standard budget for financial grants to all 456 Arabia madrasas, effective from the 2027-28 financial year.Talking to IANS, President of All Indi…
Bareilly, July 5 (IANS) All India Muslim Jamaat (AIMJ) chief Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi on Sunday criticised the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) government over allegations that textbooks procured under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme glorify separatist leaders and terrorists. He demanded an immediate ban on such books, warning that exposing students to such content could lead to radicalisation.His remarks came after the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples’ Forum (JKPF), a social and non-political organisat…
Bareilly, July 4 (IANS) President of the All India Muslim Jamaat Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi on Saturday welcomed the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad’s (UP-ATS) probe into the funding of more than 4,000 madrasas across the state, saying that the concerned members are willing to cooperate. Earlier, the Allahabad High Court had refused to interfere with the ATS probe, arguing that the inquiry was a mere fact-finding exercise and did not constitute any coercive action.Speaking to IANS, Mau…
Bareilly, June 27 (IANS) All India Muslim Jamaat President Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi on Saturday said that the 10-day observance of Muharram concluded peacefully, attributing the smooth conduct of the festival to the law and order maintained by the Uttar Pradesh government under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Speaking to IANS, Razvi said, “The festival of Muharram went really well. The ten days of Muharram were very peaceful, and everything passed off smoothly.”He further said, “There …
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Following the West Bengal BJP government’s decision to introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the state Assembly on Monday, All India Muslim Jamaat’s Maulana Shahabuddin and the Trinamool Congress opposed the move, saying the proposed law cannot be implemented until it is accepted by the Muslim community.Talking to IANS, President of All India Muslim Jamaat Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi called UCC “against the Constitution”.”The Constitution says that the U…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Muslim religious scholars on Wednesday opposed Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Syed Arshad Madani’s remark on ‘Jihad’, while differing over the reasons for the opposition.Addressing the Uttarakhand state executive meeting of the Jamiat, Arshad Madani said: “In 1803, when our country was under slavery, the message of jihad was given for the country’s independence. To free the country, that is, to remove the chains of slavery from the neck, it is every Muslim’s …
Lucknow, June 12 (IANS) Muslim leaders and Hindu saints on Friday hailed the Ghaziabad administration’s decision in Uttar Pradesh to make police verification and identity cards mandatory for gym trainers, saying such a stance will prevent criminal activities as well as illegal religious conversions.Supporting the decision, Indian Sufi Foundation President Kashish Warsi said: “No work should be done by concealing one’s identity. It is a good decision because it is possible that a criminal conceal…
Ajmer, June 10 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Minority Morcha on Wednesday offered a ceremonial chadar at the Dargah of Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishty in Rajasthan’s Ajmer to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s record as India’s longest serving head of an elected government.Speaking to IANS, BJP Minority Morcha’s Rajasthan President Hameed khan Mewati said: “We prayed for the long age of PM Modi and for peace and brotherhood to prevail in the country.”He added that BJP Minority Morcha wo…