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  • Prophet comment row: Protest exterior Jama Masjid, two arrested for disrupting communal concord

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Two males have been arrested for allegedly selling communal concord and for holding a protest with out permission to demand the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her remarks in opposition to Prophet Mohammad in Jama Masjid space right here, police mentioned on Sunday.

    The two had been arrested on Saturday night time and have been recognized as Mohd Nadeem (43), resident of Jama Masjid space, and Faheem (37), resident of Turkman Gate space, they mentioned.

    Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Shweta Chauhan mentioned, “On June 10, an FIR was registered in Jama Masjid police station against the protesters under section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of Indian Penal Code as a protest was held in Jama Masjid area after Friday prayers without any permission. Also, section 153A IPC has been added for promoting communal disharmony in the area.” Investigation is on to determine different individuals concerned, she mentioned.

    According to police, after the Friday prayers, a big crowd of individuals had gathered on the steps of the well-known mosque, carrying placards and shouting slogans in opposition to Sharma and Naveen Jindal, former head of the Delhi BJP’s media unit, for allegedly making derogatory remarks in opposition to the Prophet.

    On Friday, the DCP had mentioned, “Around 1,500 people had gathered at the mosque for Friday prayers. When the prayers ended peacefully, some people came outside, started showing placards and shouted slogans. Some others also joined them later and the numbers went up to around 300.” 

    “Police deployment always remains at Jama Masjid during Friday prayers. The protesters were dispersed within 10 to 15 minutes and the situation is peaceful,” Chauhan mentioned.

    Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, had distanced himself from the protest, saying “nobody knows who the protesters were” and demanded motion in opposition to such folks.

    The row over the remarks in opposition to Prophet Mohammad escalated final week with protests from nations reminiscent of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Iran, prompting the BJP to droop Sharma and expel Jindal because the celebration asserted that it respects all religions.

    The Delhi Police has registered an FIR in opposition to 31 folks, together with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand, and filed a separate case in opposition to Sharma for allegedly spreading hate and hurting spiritual sentiments.

  • Aligarh News: Case registered in opposition to activist who filed RTI relating to Jama Masjid in Aligarh, accused of inciting spiritual sentiments

    Lucky Sharma, Aligarh: A case has been registered in opposition to RTI activist Keshav Dev within the Jama Masjid episode in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh for inciting spiritual sentiments. In this regard, info has additionally been acquired a few scuffle with the police staff that went to serve the discover. Keshav Dev had demanded motion on Jama Masjid from the administration on the premise of knowledge acquired in RTI from the Municipal Corporation.

    what’s the complete matter
    On 23 June 2021, RTI activist Keshav Dev had sought info from the Aligarh Municipal Corporation on numerous factors relating to the traditional Jama Masjid positioned within the court docket above Aligarh. Shocking info have been revealed within the RTI reply given by the Municipal Corporation. In which it has been instructed that Jama Masjid is constructed on public land. It will not be owned by any specific individual. No document is out there with the Municipal Corporation relating to the development of Jama Masjid.

    There was a requirement to take away the mosque
    RTI activist Keshav Dev had written a letter to the administration demanding that the Jama Masjid stays in a public place on the premise of the info revealed within the RTI. If so, it must be eliminated simply as different unlawful encroachments are eliminated.

    Political shade got here within the matter
    After this the matter had gained political momentum. Giving an announcement on this regard, former BJP Mayor Shakuntala Bharti had stated that the data acquired in RTI from the town proves that Jama Masjid has been constructed at a public place. Therefore, motion must be taken right here in the identical manner as on different unlawful encroachments. Jama Masjid must be demolished.

    While giving info, metropolis Mufti spokesperson Gulzar Ahmed stated that Jama Masjid is registered with the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board. On the opposite hand, Mutawalli Haji Sufiyan of Jama Masjid says that Jama Masjid is 300 years previous. It was constructed through the Mughal interval. Now the police has registered a case in opposition to the RTI activist for inciting spiritual sentiments. There has additionally been speak of a conflict with the Banna Devi police staff, which went to serve discover to Keshav Dev.

    Police Station Banna Devi Inspector stated {that a} case has been registered in opposition to the RTI activist for inciting spiritual sentiments. In this regard, RTI activists additionally scuffled with the police who went to serve the discover.

    Bhopal Jama Masjid : The first Shiva temple was Jama Masjid of Bhopal? Hindu group claims, case reached court docket

  • Now, Hindu outfit calls for archaeological survey of Bhopal’s Jama Masjid, rakes up temple idea

    By Express News Service

    BHOPAL: While Gyanwapi Mosque case in Varanasi continues to hog headlines, an analogous situation appears brewing over 700 kms away within the Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal. 

    A neighborhood proper wing Hindu outfit Sanskriti Bachao Manch, whereas claiming that the Jama Masjid positioned in previous Bhopal’s Chowk Bazar locality was constructed within the nineteenth century on a Shiva Temple, has sought from the state authorities, an in depth archaeological survey of the mosque.

    The outfit’s head Chandrashekhar Tiwari met the state’s dwelling minister Narottam Mishra in Bhopal on Thursday and submitted a memorandum, demanding detailed survey of the Jama Masjid.

    Tiwari can be getting ready to file a petition within the native courtroom in Bhopal over the difficulty within the coming days.

    “We’ve submitted a memorandum to the home minister in Bhopal on Thursday, demanding detailed archaeological survey of the Jama Masjid. Next we’ll petition the court in Bhopal, seeking survey and excavation in the Mosque to bare the history of the mosque having been built over a Temple called Sabha Mandap,” Tiwari instructed The New Indian Express on Thursday.

    “What has been stated by us in the memorandum to the home minister and what will be mentioned in the petition in the coming are not based on any fanciful thinking, but actually is based on facts mentioned in the Hayate-I-Qudsi (book on Bhopal’s first woman ruler Nawab Qudsia Begum),” he mentioned.

    The girl ruler (1819-1832) constructed the Jama Masjid and Gohar Mahal Palace in Bhopal. 

    In the e book on her life, “It has been talked about that the work on constructing the Jama Masjid in Bhopal began in 1832 and whole mosque was in-built 1857. It has additionally been clearly talked about in that very e book that the mosque was constructed on the identical land the place a Hindu Temple often called Sabha Mandap had already existed.

    “We hope that the state government helps us and every Hindu in knowing the actual truth about Bhopal’s Jama Masjid having been built on the ruins of the Hindu temple,” Tiwari mentioned.

    Importantly, earlier than Tiwari took up the difficulty on Thursday, the identical situation with comparable demand was raised on social media by one other proper wing Hindu outfit, Hindu Dharma Sena.

    Yogesh Agrawal, the Jabalpur primarily based state president of the Hindu Dharma Sena, had raised the difficulty of the Jama Masjid in Bhopal, having been constructed on the ruins of a Shiva Temple referred to as Sabha Mandap.

    Agrawal is identical saffron brigade chief, who few weeks again, had demanded ban on entry of non-Hindus on river Narmada ghats in Jabalpur.

    Meanwhile, the ruling BJP’s state spokesperson Pankaj Chaturvedi mentioned the Hindu outfit’s demand, if supported with concrete proof, must be mentioned on the highest degree.