Bareilly: The President of All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, on Saturday called for peace following the recent protests outside Ala Hazrat Dargah and Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan’s house in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly.
Maulana Bareilvi emphasized that upholding peace and refraining from hurting anyone are the true ways to express love for the Prophet. He told ANI, “The incident is unfortunate. Such incidents should not occur on either side. I appeal to everyone to uphold peace. The only way to love Paigambar-e-Islam is not to hurt anyone, neither through words nor through actions, and uphold peace. He has given a message of peace to the entire world.”
After protesters pelted stones and clashed with police, Maulana Bareilvi urged Muslims to avoid conflicts with law enforcement and the administration. “I urge all Muslims to maintain law and order, not take law into their hands, and avoid conflicts with anyone — neither with the police nor with the administration. Follow what Paigambar-e-Islam said and the path He showed. This is the biggest love,” he said.
Meanwhile, locals stated that the protest was peaceful initially and turned violent only after police resorted to a lathi charge. A local, Mohd. Sadiq Qureshi, told ANI, “A large crowd gathered after namaz. If the police lathi-charge, then stones will be pelted. Now the situation is absolutely normal. The administration worked hard.”
Recalling the incident on Saturday, Faisal Khan said, “Some people were peacefully protesting here. Police had set up barricades, and suddenly they detained one protester standing near the barricade. When they were taking that person away, protesters opposed, and the police began lathi-charging.”
He added, “I am not aware of any stone-pelting incident. The situation is now normal. People of Bareilly are peace-loving. No one understood what led to the police resorting to the lathi charge.”
In response to the situation, police have been deployed outside the Ala Hazrat Dargah and the residence of IMC chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh State Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna stated that under the Yogi government, no one is permitted to take law into their own hands. “No one is allowed to take the law into their own hands under the Yogi government. The government and administration will surely take their course,” Khanna said.
The protest erupted after Friday prayers when a group of people gathered outside Ala Hazrat Dargah and Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan’s residence, holding placards. Some protesters pelted stones, prompting police to carry out a lathi charge and detain several individuals.
IG Bareilly Range Ajay Sahni said the situation is under control and that some of the stone-pelters have been identified and taken into custody.
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