Abdulhafiz lakhani Surat/ Ahmedabad
It was recently revealed that the theatre for communal tension in the Gujarat has changed from urban to rural areas, exact that pattern was seen just days back when some miscreants attacked a make shift Ibadatkhana( A prayed hall for Namaz) and ransaked it, burnt some religious books.
Tapi district police on Friday evening arrested two persons for allegedly burning a Holy Qur’an and other religious books and vandalising a house used as a prayer hall by the Muslim community in Songadh town.
According to police, the accused allegedly broke into the house of Faruk Haveliwala, a tailoring shop owner and resident of Junagam in Songadh town, at Bapa Sitaram Nagar, on Thursday and burnt pages of religious books and damaged an almirah, clock and fan. The accused were identified as Ashish Patil (26) and Gopal Patil (29), both residents of Bapasitaram nagar in Songadh town.
According to Songadh Police “During their interrogation, the duo confessed to have committed the offence.ce Inspector H C Gohil said that They reside in the neighbouring house of Faruk Haveliwala.
Ashish and Gopal were unhappy with members of Muslim community coming to the house five times a day for namaz. We are questioning them to find out more details.”
Meanwhile, on Friday, JD(U) president of Tapi district Yakub Gamit, along with some party workers, submitted a memorandum to the Songadh Mamlatdar seeking strict action against the offenders.
The memorandum submitted by the JD (U) said that the party condemns the incident, which was an attempt “to damage the peace and communal harmony of the district.”
“It is a shameful incident of burning religious books. Strict actions should be taken against the accused and it has to be ensured that such an incident will not take place again.”
Speaking to the siyasat net, Gamit said, “We have visited the spot and later handed over a memorandum (to the mamlatdar). We appealed to people to maintain peace. Let police take action and catch the notorious elements involved in the incident.
On that day, even as police investigations were on, Mujahid Nafees, convener of the Minority Coordination Committee, Gujarat, on sent a letter to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, demanding “strictest legal action against such anti-social elements trying to shatter peace in the state”.
“Such incidents which trigger panic and tension are an insult to our Constitution which guarantees freedom of religion to all Indians,” Nafees said in the letter.
According to Gujarat based Minority right activist Hozefa Ujjani, There is another pattern to these incidents of communal violence. They are now happening at places which were unaffected by the riots of 2002.
On 18thJanuary, this year violence erupted when fund raising rallies for building Ram Mandir turned provocative in some Muslim villages, in Kutch district of Gujarat.
Last week, the World Hindu Organization, known locally as Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) — an affiliate of the BJP — launched a 45-day nationwide campaign to collect donations for the Hindu temple, including the Muslim community in its efforts. Gujarat Chapter Of VHP has already got crores of rupees.
“There is a palpable sense of anxiety among Muslims in the Gujarat. Even Tapi like Such small incidents must be controlled by the government.
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