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Khudai Khidmatgar organised a yatra from Rajghat, New Delhi to Deoband, Uttar Pradesh on November 30 in memory of Indian Freedom Fighter Sheikh Ul Hind Maulana Mahmoodul Hasan, during his 97th Death anniversary.
The yatra began from Gandhi Memorial from Rajghat, New Delhi , after Social Activist Swami Agnivesh, Journalist Dr. Manimala, All India Majlis-e-Mushawarat National President Navaid Hamid and Khudai Khidmatgar National Convenor Faisal Khan waved the flags.
“Khudai Khidmatgar is taking effort to remember the heroes of freedom struggle from its revival, all those leaders who played an exemplary role in nation building, the young generation should know and remember the forgotten heroes like Bibi Amtus Salam, Sheikh Ul Hind, the culture of Sanji Virasat and many more. In those series we organised this yatra too ,” said the press statement issued by the Khudai Khidmatgar.
Social Activist Swami Agnivesh, during his address, mentioned that the yatra in memory of Sheikh Ul Hind Maulana Mahmoodul Hasan is the need of the hour, to unite the society beyond all forms of differences, especially the youth gathered here are the real inspiration to the nation and will bring the social change . ” we must also try our best to counter the negative preaching and hate among the people by the name of religion,” said Agnivesh.
Khudai Khidmatgar National Convenor Faisal Khan said, “It is the historical event of the organisation, Khudai Khidmatgar as like other activities it has now remembering the sacrifice and contribution of Sheikh Ul Hind to this nation and organizing the yatra on his name, Khudai Khidmagar working to fulfill the dreams of Moulana as he expressed the eagerness that Hindus and Muslims should come together to develop the nation and our people.”
Navaid Hamid, National President at All India Majlis-e-Mushawarat, addressed the gathering by remembering the historical participation of Sheikh Ul Hind and his interest to strengthen the hands of Mahatma Gandhi during freedom struggle and harmony in the society. He also remembered the contribution of Maulana and several other Islamic Scholars (Ulama) who worked very progressively for the social and national liberation.
Senior Journalist Dr. Manimala said, “The activities of Khudai Khidmatgar gives me new hope, we spend our young days with revolutionary like Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narayanan, Ram Manohar Lohia, and many other exemplary personalities. As of now I am happy to see all those Leaders within each and every Khudai Khidmatgars, we are having the capacity of giving new hope and directions to this society to counter present challenges.”
The participants in the yatra are the members of Khudai Khidmatgar from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Kerala. The Yatra was lead by Khudai Khidmatgar Western Uttar Pradesh Co-Ordinator Kamar Intekhab.
Yatra began at Rajghat crossing Ghaziabad, Meerut, Kathauli, Muzaffar Nagar, Khampur, and finally reached at Deoband – the grave of Sheikh Ul Hind. The yatra received a huge welcome at Ghaziabad by the members of Muslim Maha Sabha and Ghaziabad District Khudai Khidmatgar.
Meantime, the yatris distributed pamphlets and conducted meeting. Likewise, a meeting was conducted at Meerut Shahi Eidgah Maidan by Meerut District Khudai Khidmatgar. Socialist party President Dr. Prem Singh, Khudai Khidmatgar volunteers from Kerala Sadik pattalam, Sushil Khanna, Philip Christy were among the yatris who gave talks and views on the aim of yatra.
As yatra reached Muzaffarnagar, a huge gathering received the yatra and organised a meeting near Meenakshi Chowk, likewise in Khatauli, and in Deoband also. Finally Islamic Seminary Darul uloom Deoband Vice Chancellor Moulana Abul Qasim Banarasi invited the yatra team for a discussion and to convey his wishes for this historical initiative and advised the team to take up similar initiatives timely and seriously.
Khudai Khidmatgar showed discomfort with the fact that many people do not know much about the Sheikh Ul Hind by saying, “It is too sad to know that more than 90 percent of Activists to a common man does not know about Sheikh Ul Hind, then how the messages of these personalities transform to the society, is a biggest question in front of all,” in the press statement distributed.