Bhopal, Mar 28 (PTI) The last Friday prayers of the ongoing Ramzan saw black armband protests over the Union government’s move to amend the Waqf law as well as a clash in Madhya Pradesh, officials said.
A clash broke out at the Makbara mosque in Begamganj, some 80 kilometres from Raisen district headquarters, resulting in injuries to three persons who have ben hospitalised, an official said.
“At around 1pm, during ‘Zohar’ prayers, a dispute broke out between Shakil Ahmad, president of the Muslim Festival Committee, and one Syed Sawesh Ali over the wearing of the black armband as part of the protest. It resulted in a clash in which knives were used, leading to blood spilling on the mosque floor, which delayed the prayers by an hour,” sub inspector Rajkumar Singh Choudhary said.
Some people have been arrested in this connection and a probe is underway, Begamganj police station inspector Rajeev Uike informed.
In Bhopal, Vidisha and some other places, many members of the Muslim community wore black armbands to protest the Centre’s Waqf Amendment Bill 2024.
The protest was in response to a call made by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) a day earlier.
The amendment will ensure the Muslim community loses its control over mosques, dargahs, madrasas, graveyards and many other institutions, one of the protesters claimed.
In Bhopal, Shahar Qazi Mushtaq Ali Nadvi Sahab and Shahar Mufti Maulana Mufti Abdul Kalam Sahab offered namaz sporting black bands, he added.
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