Kolkata: The fate of Tipu Sultan Mosque Shahi Imam Maulana Noor-ur Rehman Barkati - the cleric who recently threatened 'jihad' and refused to take off the beacon from his vehicle – will be decided by the mosque's trustee board on Wednesday.
According to reports, the decision on Barkati would be officially announced by the trustee board this afternoon.
On Tuesday, the Board had filed a complaint against Barkati in Bowbazar police station “for forcefully snatching away the keys of the mosque's official room”.
Only last week he had warned of a 'jihad' if India was declared a Hindu Rashtra, and also refused to take off the red beacon from his car saying the privilege was granted to the Shahi Imam by the British government.
He had also drawn flak for commenting that Muslims would "fight for Pakistan if India became a Hindu state".
His comments led to a hue and cry, with the BJP and other Sangh Parivar outfits dubbing him "anti-national" and senior West Bengal minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury, regarded as a prominent face of the ruling Trinamool Congress, calling Barkati an RSS agent.
Finally, under pressure from the state government, Barkati was forced to take off the beacon from his vehicle.
Source:-Zeenews
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According to reports, the decision on Barkati would be officially announced by the trustee board this afternoon.
On Tuesday, the Board had filed a complaint against Barkati in Bowbazar police station “for forcefully snatching away the keys of the mosque's official room”.
Only last week he had warned of a 'jihad' if India was declared a Hindu Rashtra, and also refused to take off the red beacon from his car saying the privilege was granted to the Shahi Imam by the British government.
He had also drawn flak for commenting that Muslims would "fight for Pakistan if India became a Hindu state".
His comments led to a hue and cry, with the BJP and other Sangh Parivar outfits dubbing him "anti-national" and senior West Bengal minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury, regarded as a prominent face of the ruling Trinamool Congress, calling Barkati an RSS agent.
Finally, under pressure from the state government, Barkati was forced to take off the beacon from his vehicle.
Source:-Zeenews
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