Maulana Tauqir Raza Khan has been arrested by the police in the Bareilly violence case. On the provocation of Maulana, a large number of Muslims of Muslims stoned the police near Bareilly’s Ala Hazrat Dargah. Who is Taukir Raza, let’s know.
Who is maulana tauqeer raza khan: Violence erupted in Bareilly on Friday 26 September due to the ‘I Love Muhammad’ controversy, which has been going on for the last few days. After the prayers of Jumme, a large number of Muslims gathered around Bareilly’s Ala Hazrat Dargah at the behest of Maulana Tauqir Raza, who pelted stones shouting slogans of ‘head tan se’ under the guise of I Love Mohammed. Not only this, the mob also attacked the policemen, in which many more were injured. Police have arrested 8 people, including Maulana Tauqir Raza and sent them to 14 days judicial custody on charges of inciting a riot. Also, an FIR has been registered against more than 2000 people.
Who is Maulana Tauqir Raza Khan?
Maulana Tauqir Raza Khan is an Islamic scholar and politician. He is also the founder of the Uttar Pradesh, a political party, Ittehad-e-Millat Council. Raza belongs to the Bareilly Community of Sunni Muslims. He formed his party in 2001. In 2009, Taukari Raza joined Congress for some time, but later left him and joined the Samajwadi Party in 2012. However, he separated from it after the riots in Muzaffarnagar. In the 2014 elections, Raza supported Mayawati’s party BSP.
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Accused of inciting hatred against Hindus
In 2016, he visited Deoband in an attempt to create unity among Muslims and met Deobandi Islamic scholars. For this, he was criticized by the clerics of his own sect. Maulana apologized on this. Tauqir has also been accused of inciting hatred against Hindus. According to reports, in 2010, Tauqir Raza had a hand in provoking riots in Bareilly.
Tauqir Raza is famous for controversial statements
Tauqir Raza is also known for his controversial statements. At the time of CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act), Raza issued a fatwa against Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen. Raza had met Azam Khan in jail, after which he had given a statement against the Yogi government and said that every oppression would be calculated.
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