This is not too much out of the line. The Shia leadership in Lucknow, their main seat in UP, had backed Rajnath Singh.
During the last assembly election: <<Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad Naqvi is one of the most influential leaders of Shia Muslims in India today. From his seat in Lucknow, he makes proclamations that influence and sway the Shia community who constitute around 25 percent of the Muslim population in the country. ... Jawad has recently announced his support for the Bahujan Samaj Party. A week earlier, while speaking to HuffPost India at his home in old Lucknow, Jawad said, "The people must choose between the BSP and the BJP.">> (Source: <http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/02/15/the-leader-of-the- shia-muslims-praises-bjp-protests-the-secula_a_21714468/>.) And here is the Waqf board's track record: <<In a fresh turn of events, the Shia Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh today told the Supreme Court that a mosque could be built in a Muslim- dominated area at a reasonable distance from the disputed site in Ayodhya. The Board also told the apex court in an affidavit that the Babri Masjid site was its property and only it was entitled to hold negotiations for an amicable settlement of the dispute.>> (Source: 'Babri Twist: Shia Waqf Board says Ram temple can be built at disputed site' at <http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ayodhya-case-babri-shia- waqf-board-ram-temple-supreme-court/1/1021317.html>.) That's precisely why Adityanath is pushing for the merger of the two Waqf boards to install Waeem Rizvi as its head. That'd "solve" the Ayodhya/Babri issue in a jiffy. The case is right now before the Supreme Court. The Sunni Waqf board is a principal litigant claiming property rights over the disputed site. Sukla On 25 October 2017 at 19:15, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > > [That perhaps explains why the Adityanath government is pushing for the > merger of Shia and Sunni Waqf boards: 'UP govt plans to merge Shia, Sunni > Waqf boards to prevent ‘wastage of money’' at <http://www.hindustantimes. > com/india-news/up-govt-plans-to-merge-shia-sunni-waqf- > boards-to-prevent-wastage-of-money/story-qjkzlsbOw7AeqrdFGOI7pN.html>.] > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/shia-waqf-board- > writes-to-pm-modi-seeks-demolition-of-humayun-s-tomb-for-graveyard/story- > Xs7WYHAHxnWfNpTvQq83pN.html > > Shia Waqf Board writes to PM Modi, seeks demolition of Humayun’s tomb for > graveyard > Board’s chairman Waeem Rizvi says the tombs of Mughal rulers cannot be a > national heritage and should be demolished in public interest > > LUCKNOW Updated: Oct 25, 2017 13:29 IST > Haidar Naqvi > > Hindustan Times, Kanpur > > The Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board has proposed demolition of the > tomb of Mughal emperor Humayun to make space for burial of Muslims.(File > Photo) > > The Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board has proposed demolition of the > tomb of Mughal emperor Humayun to make space for burial of Muslims. > > In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Board’s chairman Waseem > Rizvi has suggested that demolition of the tomb would solve the acute > problem that the Muslims face in the burial of their dead in the national > capital as there is no space in existing graveyards and new land is not > available. > > The Board said there was no hindrance as per Islam in bringing down the > structure. > > Rizvi said the Mughals came from other countries and plundered India’s > wealth and established their rule. > > “The Mughals harmed the Indian culture and historians have estimated that > they misused their power to demolish 3,000 temples. The Mughals were > neither the propagators of Islam nor were they righteous rulers. Their > graves or tombs cannot be a national heritage,” he said. > > Rizvi wrote the letter after All-India Rabta-e-Masajid and Madaris-e- > Islamia asked the Board to provide land for graveyard in a UP area close to > Delhi. > > Read More | Babri dispute: Shia Waqf Board says mosque can come up at a > distance > > “We tried to find out a right piece of land but it emerged that the Board > did not have big land close to Delhi. The problem is serious in nature and > demolition of the tomb would make 35 acres land available for Muslims,” the > letter said. > > According to Rizvi, the tomb has no religious structure in its vicinity > and has a grave of the emperor. “It can easily be perceived as a graveyard. > It tomb should be demolished in the national capital in public interest,” > he said. > > “The Muslim community to which Humayun belonged do not recognize any tomb > as a part of its ideology and theology,” he said citing several instances > from Saudi Arabia where a number of historical tombs, including the one of > Fatima Zahra, daughter of Prophet Mohammad, were demolished in 1925. > > “Such Muslims do not have an issue with the demolition of tombs,” he added. > > Read More: UP Shia board to gift silver arrows for Lord Ram’s statue in > Ayodhya > > He said the Government of India did not earn from the tomb but spent a > huge amount on its maintenance. “Public money shouldn’t be spent on > preserving graves of unjust rulers,” he said urging the PM to grant > permission to his proposal. > > Shia Waqf Board has also stoked controversies in the recent past. It filed > an affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming the Babri Masjid was its > property, suggesting the new mosque could be built in Ayodhya at a > reasonable distance from the birth place of Lord Ram. It also asserted that > the mosque was built demolishing a temple > > The Board also announced to gift 10 silver arrows when the state > government comes up with the 100-metre statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya. > > -- > Peace Is Doable > > > -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
