Tension in Bareilly: Islamia Maidan sealed; Pradeshik Armed Constabulary, Rapid Action Force deployed
After Friday Namaz, Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh cleric and Head of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, gave a call for the ‘jail bharo‘ movement in protest against the offering of prayers inside the Gyanvapi.
The situation got tensed in Bareilly after Maulana’s call for protest, the police said.
After the announcement by Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, the police are taking precautionary measures and have made concrete arrangements to stop the proposed program.
The Islamia Maidan has been sealed, and the Pradeshik Armed Constabulary and Rapid Action Force have also been deployed.
A senior police official said, “We will ensure that people do not collect at any place on Friday. We have adequate forces to deal with the situation peacefully.”
The cleric’s followers have distributed pamphlets and shared posts on social media that say, “The Babri mosque was snatched from us using the court’s decision and now they have started offering prayers in Gyanvapi mosque. Our 700-year-old mosque was razed during midnight hours.”
The organization’s media has appealed to the people to reach here.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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