By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
On early Tuesday morning, Uttar Pradesh police resorted to lathi-charge on nearly 600 protesters who were demonstrating for the opening of Hajj house for public use.
The lathi-charge did not go down well with the protesters and stone pelting and violence started from the other side which only made the situation worse. This issue gained weight on Monday when district Congress committee started protesting with a large group of Muslim people to open the newly-constructed Ala Hazrat Hajj house situated in Ghaziabad. The Hajj house was built during Samajwadi Party regime in UP and was inaugurated by Akhilesh Yadav last September.
Naseem Khan from Congress attacked the state government and termed it as “playing with the faith of country’s Muslims.”
Moreover, the Muslim community members also performed Namaz outside the locked Hajj house and demanded a proper use of the facility. The problem becomes more grave if looked in the context of currently ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. Keeping the same in mind, Muslim Maha Sabha has written to state’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath requesting him to open the Hajj house as Hajj pilgrims from western Uttar Pradesh are facing a lot of problems.
Mahasabha president Imran Khan also met the city magistrate last week to hand out a memorandum to the Chief Minister in the same regard. Imran Khan said that if UP government does not want it (Hajj house) to be used by pilgrims, any institute or school must be started in the premises.
The protest at the Hajj house on Monday was also accompanied by the Peace Party.
The Hajj house is caught up in the litigation of National Green Tribunal as it is situated on the bank of Hindon river, which has been objected by Ghaziabad residents. Police claimed that situation is under control. Reportedly, one constable has been injured but the count of injured protesters is yet to be confirmed.
Police have registered FIR against 200 unnamed people along with Naseem Khan, Pooja Chaddha, Monu Valmiki and Sameer Ali of Congress minority cell.
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