Hearing ‘Azaan’, Amit shah pauses speech throughout J-Ok rally

By PTI

BARAMULLA: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday briefly stopped his speech throughout a rally in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir as ‘Azaan’ or Muslim name to prayer was happening from a close-by mosque.

Five minutes into his about half-an-hour speech at Showkat Ali stadium on this North Kashmir district, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief paused and requested these on the stage “if something was going on at a mosque”? When somebody on the stage advised him that ‘Azaan’ was happening, Shah stopped his speech, attracting an enormous spherical of applause and chanting of slogans in his favour from the gathering.

After a short second, he stated the decision for prayer has now stopped and requested if he would proceed his speech.

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“Should I start or not? Say it loudly, should I start,” he requested after which went on together with his speech.

Earlier, quickly after his arrival, Shah began his speech a lot to the delight of the individuals who had been ready for hours since early morning.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Minister of State within the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitender Singh, who was additionally current on the stage, didn’t deal with the gathering.

BARAMULLA: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday briefly stopped his speech throughout a rally in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir as ‘Azaan’ or Muslim name to prayer was happening from a close-by mosque.

Five minutes into his about half-an-hour speech at Showkat Ali stadium on this North Kashmir district, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief paused and requested these on the stage “if something was going on at a mosque”? When somebody on the stage advised him that ‘Azaan’ was happening, Shah stopped his speech, attracting an enormous spherical of applause and chanting of slogans in his favour from the gathering.

After a short second, he stated the decision for prayer has now stopped and requested if he would proceed his speech.

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“Should I start or not? Say it loudly, should I start,” he requested after which went on together with his speech.

Earlier, quickly after his arrival, Shah began his speech a lot to the delight of the individuals who had been ready for hours since early morning.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Minister of State within the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitender Singh, who was additionally current on the stage, didn’t deal with the gathering.