The mob broke the lock of the madrasa and entered it, the police mentioned.
Bengaluru:
A mob that was a part of a Dussehra procession in Karnataka’s Bidar allegedly broke right into a heritage madrasa on Wednesday evening, shouted slogans and carried out a puja in a nook of the constructing. A police case has been registered in opposition to 9 folks and 4 have been arrested. Muslim organisations have threatened protests if nobody is arrested by Friday.
Constructed-in the 1460s, the Mahmud Gawan Madrasa in Bidar is a delegated heritage website underneath the Archeological Survey of India. The construction can also be listed amongst monuments of nationwide significance.
The mob broke the lock of the madrasa and entered it, the police mentioned.
They shouted “Jai Shri Ram” and “Hindu Dharam Jai” slogans, standing on the steps of the madrassa, earlier than transferring to a nook to carry out a puja. Movies circulating on-line present an enormous crowd on the steps, making an attempt to get contained in the constructing.
A number of Muslim organisations from Bidar have condemned the incident and held protests. They’ve threatened a large protest after Friday prayers if all of the accused should not arrested.
Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, hit out on the state’s ruling BJP over the incident, accusing it of selling such incidents to “demean Muslims”.
Visuals from historic Mahmud Gawan masjid & madrasa, Bidar, #Karnataka (fifth October). Extremists broke the gate lock & tried to desecrate. @bidar_police@BSBommai how are you going to permit this to occur? BJP is selling such exercise solely to demean Muslims pic.twitter.com/WDw1Gd1b93
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) October 6, 2022
Critics have accused the BJP of turning components of the state right into a crucible for communal experiments. The allegations began after the row over a hijab ban in academic establishments and spiked as Hindu teams insisted on banning Muslim merchants from temple gala’s.
In August, Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated at Hubballi’s Idgah floor.