On February 24, the Sunni Central Waqf board accepted the five-acre land offered by the UP government to construct the Babri Masjid after the Supreme Court judgment in the Ayodhya case. The much sensitive Ayodhya – Babri Case has not sparked any violence after the verdict, whereas CAA has spread apprehension among Muslims, bringing them out on the streets. Sporadic incidents of hate speech and violence were witnessed in Delhi, Gujarat, and Bangalore in the backdrop of Trump’s 2-day visit to India.
Crux of the Matter
Babri Remains Peaceful Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board announced that along with the mosque they will be building an Indo-Islamic research centre, a hospital. and a library on the site. The allotted plot is located at Dhannipur village in Ayodhya’s Sohawal area which is about 20-25 km from the Ram Temple & Ayodhya-Lucknow highway. Board Chairman Zufar Farooqui informed that the board will set up a trust soon for the construction of the mosque.
It has been decided at a meeting of the board to take the five-acre land given to us by the UP government. – Zufar Farooqi, Waqf Board Chairman
The litigants were of the opinion that the land was too far from the town which will be difficult for people to travel there to offer Namaz and thus earlier had asked the UP government to reconsider their decision.
Polarization on Point The Hindu-Muslim topics have always been politicized and especially this particular case has always been a sensitive issue in the country resulting in fierce debates, rivalry, fights and violence over the decades. But the way this verdict was accepted and welcomed not only by both the parties but by the millions of people across the country in a peaceful manner set an example that proved our belief in our constitution and moreover the strength in India’s diversity. Even though only a few months ago in its true sense, India depicted its culture of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam‘ after the Ayodhya verdict, the nation is witnessing numerable violent protests not only from Muslim communities but also from university and college students against the recently passed Citizenship Amendment Act, proposed NRC, and NPR.
Unrest a Test on Trump’s Visit Incidents of gun firings and stone peltings on police officers in the capital city of Delhi have spurred the issue again. Over and above this, AIMIM leader Waris Pathan recently made a controversial statement at an anti-CAA rally in Bengaluru, “15 crore hain lekin 100 crore pe bhari hain” (translation: we are 15 crore but can take on 100 crore). Slogans raised at public rallies have resulted in inciting more violence and disrupting the peace and harmony in the nation.
दिल्ली पुलिस को तीन दिन का अल्टीमेटम – जाफराबाद और चांद बाग की सड़कें खाली करवाइए इसके बाद हमें मत समझाइयेगा , हम आपकी भी नहीं सुनेंगे, सिर्फ तीन दिन@DelhiPolice pic.twitter.com/9ozTazMZew — Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishra_IND) February 23, 2020
The protests at Shaheen Bagh by Muslim women, clashes with students at JNU, Jamia Milia and now the most recent clash between pro and anti-CAA groups on February 24 at Maujpur, Karawal Nagar, Babarpur, and Chand Bagh have resulted in the loss of four civilians and a 42-year old police constable called Ratan Lal. Police resorted to lathi-charge as protestors vandalized and torched public and private property. During the clash, a man named Shahrukh fired 8 rounds from his country-made pistol. He is later seen intimidating an unarmed policeman on the Maujpur-Jaffrabad road.
#Watch: Man fires shots in #Maujpur, N-E #Delhi on Monday as anti and pro-#CAA supporters clashed pic.twitter.com/qXlIKlzFzR — IANS Tweets (@ians_india) February 24, 2020
The protests are not only having a major impact on day to day life of common people due to the closure of metro lines and blockages of highways but also is creating an environment of fear and resulting in heavy loss of public property.
Fresh details of the violence in Delhi's Jaffrabad, Maujpur area.#NewsToday @sardesairajdeep @kamaljitsandhu Live https://t.co/4fqxBWbTYl pic.twitter.com/T9X5Axldrk — India Today (@IndiaToday) February 24, 2020
Few days ago, a woman named Amulya Leona was charged with Sedition for raising the slogan of ‘Pakistan Zindabad‘ at an Anti-CAA rally in Bengaluru.
#WATCH The full clip of the incident where a woman named Amulya at an anti-CAA-NRC rally in Bengaluru raised slogan of 'Pakistan zindabad' today. AIMIM Chief Asaddudin Owaisi present at rally stopped the woman from raising the slogan; He has condemned the incident. pic.twitter.com/wvzFIfbnAJ — ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2020
All these events are happening at a crucial time when US President Donald Trump is on a 2-day state visit to India and is present in Delhi for bilateral talks. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has held urgent high-level meetings to control the situation and has issued orders for police to take necessary actions to establish law and order.
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Central Waqf Council, India is an Indian statutory body established in 1964 by the Government of India under Waqf Act, 1954 for the purpose of advising it on matters pertaining to working of the State Waqf Boards and proper administration of the Waqfs in the country. Waqf is a permanent dedication of movable or immovable properties for religious, pious or charitable purposes as recognized by Muslim Law, given by philanthropists. The Council is headed by a Chairperson, who is the Union Minister in charge of Wakfs. Presently there are thirty Wakf Boards across the country in twenty-eight states/Union territories. More Info
Shaheen Bagh protests are an ongoing continuous sit-in peaceful protest, led by women, that began in response to the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the ensuing police intervention against students at Jamia Millia Islamia who were opposing the Amendment. Protesters have agitated not only against the citizenship issues of the CAA, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR), but also against police brutality, rising costs of commodities, increasing unemployment and poverty, and for women’s safety. Mainly consisting of Muslim women, the protesters at Shaheen Bagh, since 15 December 2019, have blocked a major highway in New Delhi using non-violent resistance for over 65 days. More Info
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