NCM asks Rizvi to apologise for his remarks on Quran
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Lucknow, March 16 : The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has issued a notice to former Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board Chairman Waseem Rizvi for his statements against the Quran, asking him to tender an unconditional apology and to withdraw his comments within 21 days.
The NCM has raised concerns about Rizvi s statements in the media on his plea in the Supreme Court for removal of the 26 verses from the Quran and has called it a well thought conspiracy to disturb communal harmony.
NCM notice to Wasim Rizvi for SC plea on Quran verses, seeks unconditional apology ANI | Updated: Mar 16, 2021 13:13 IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has issued a notice to former Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi for moving the Supreme Court with a plea seeking the removal of certain verses from the Quran claiming they promote violence.
The commission has asked Rizvi to withdraw his comments and tender an unconditional apology within 21 days, failing which it will hold a hearing and direct authorities to take appropriate legal action against Rizvi. The comments given in media by you about deletion of certain versus from the Quran are highly provocative, objectionable and malicious, prejudicial to maintenance of peace and harmony, with intent to outrage the religious feelings of a particular community and to insult the particular religion, read a statement by the
Muslim organisations protest in Hyderabad against ex-UP Shia Waqf Board chief ANI | Updated: Mar 16, 2021 16:34 IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 16 (ANI): Various Muslim organisations on Tuesday held a rally to protest against former Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairmanWasim Rizvi over his petition filed in the Supreme Court wherein he has sought the removal of 26 verses from the Quran.
A Tahaffuz-e-Quran and Shia Sunni Itehaad rally was organised at Maidan-e-Ghadeer Darul-Shifa in the state capital to condemn the petition filed by Rizvi. Religious leaders from both Shia and Sunni Community participated in the rally.
Both Shia and Sunni religious leaders have condemned the attack of Waseem Rizvi on the sanctity of the Quran and said that it will not be tolerated and we will never endorse such statements .
While addressing media at Bihar State Legislature on Tuesday, Shahnawaz described the act of filing a case for removal of verses from the Quran as the one of stooping low and added that such acts can never be tolerated for those who may tarnish the social fabric. He further criticised the utterances of Rizvi on the Khalifa and rubbished them as ‘ochchi bayanbazi’ (mean statements).
Lashing out at Rizvi, he asserted: “Who is he to issue such statements? No religious scripture can be treated that way in India. His statements are absolutely unacceptable. Such statements are always contrary to BJP’s core values.”
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