By Hasan Zia Rizvi, TwoCircles.net,
Lucknow: All India Ulama & Mashaikh Board has expressed concern over sectarian tension in old Lucknow and made a strong appeal to all concerned to maintain peace demanded the state government to enhance security in the area before Eid ul fitr.
National Secretary of the Board Syed Babar Asrhaf in an appeal has said that the holy month of Ramadan makes every Muslim more tolerant and peace loving and in this month any kind of tension between two groups of the same Muslim community is condemned.
It calls for scrutiny to assess what went wrong in old Lucknow that even the second day of the violence witnessed stone pelting even after flag march of local police and central forces. Syed Babar Ashraf said that it was the duty of the state government to ensure that no anti social element is allowed to disturb the peace of the city.
He said Akhilesh Yadav government has been total failure in saving the lives and properties of Muslim community under its rule. After coming to power last year in March, this Samajwadi Party Government failed to control the communal elements and surrendered before the extreme forces in both the communities.
The result of this policy can be seen in the number of riots which have taken place during these seventeen months.
Communal violence and social strife has become the identity of this regime which was brought to power by the concentration of Muslim votes in favor of Mulayam Singh and Samajwadi party.
This Lucknow incident involving Shia Muslims and followers of an infamous extreme extraterrestrial ideology was unwanted. Every stride to stop this from happening was most desired but the government failed miserably in controlling the anti social elements out to disturb the tranquility of the state capital.
While Alvida namaz was offered in very tight security but after that few small clashes were reported in several areas. Police is still struggling to counter the rioters but they are unable to arrest the perpetrators of crime even after the evidences.
On Thursday also there were reports of clashes, although no untoward incident has been reported.
Meanwhile, Rihai Manch (Forum for the Release of Innocent Muslims imprisoned in the name of Terrorism)has demanded CBI probe into the sectarian clashes.