Mumbai: Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi said that writing “I Love Muhammad (PBUH)” is not a crime. If a Muslim hangs a banner of “I Love Muhammad (PBUH)” on Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) in UP, then it is wrong to file a case against him. That is why Muslims have protested against the action of the UP police. Communalism is on the rise in the country and one religion and Muslims are being targeted. He said that there has been a case of desecration of the Holy Quran in Mumbai’s Sakinaka. Earlier too, we had demanded that a strict law be made against insulting and desecrating important persons including the Holy Quran and religious books and that they be punished for 10 years, but so far no legislation has been made in the assembly. We have also presented a bill on it, but still the government is not considering it. Therefore, we have to protest against it now. On Shah Rukh Khan being conferred with the National Award, Abu Asim Azmi said that Shah Rukh Khan is the uncrowned king of acting in Bollywood. It is not right to give him an award for being a Muslim. But if the BJP has given this award keeping in mind the elections, then they should understand that Shah Rukh Khan is a secular person and BJP will not benefit from it, while Shah Rukh Khan is the best actor and he also deserves this award. Azmi said that if the army fought a war and won, then the credit is given to Prime Minister Modi ji. Modi ji’s name is mentioned in everything. While the GST was reduced, now it is being said that a better environment has been created in the country and this will benefit the people. Then why was GST implemented? The BJP does politics and propaganda on everything. It has nothing to do with public welfare.

Mumbai: Police claim to have arrested two accused in the case of desecration of the Holy Quran pack in Mumbai’s Sakinaka. The situation in Sakinaka had become tense after the desecration of the Quran pack and DCP Datta Nalawade personally visited the police station and assured action, after which both the accused were arrested today.
The police had registered a case under sections 196(1)a and 299 BNS in the case of making obscene words and comments in the name of the Holy Quran pack on social media. Now two people have been arrested in this case. DCP Datta Nalawade has confirmed this. He said that local Muslims had demonstrated in the case of desecration of the Holy Quran pack and the crowd was assured that whoever did this act would be arrested. After that, the police took action and arrested two accused. Now the situation is peaceful, while the tension still persists. Tension erupted in Saki Naka last night when two youths made this move on social media and the crowd reached the police station. After the police station was surrounded, the police registered an FIR and the situation became peaceful.

Mumbai: IPS officer and former Railway Police Commissioner Qaiser Khalid and BMC Inspector Sunil Dalvi are responsible for the Ghatkopar hoarding incident and the accident occurred due to their criminal negligence. BJP leader Kirat Somaiya said that the Jagdeep Bhosale Committee formed in its report has held Qaiser Khalid responsible for the hoarding incident, therefore Qaiser Khalid should be immediately dismissed from service and an FIR should be registered against him.
Kirat Somaiya said that after the Ghatkopar incident, he had corresponded with the relevant departments including BMC and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Now it has become clear that Qaiser Khalid was involved in it and this has also been explained in the report, therefore Qaiser Khalid should be dismissed from service. Kirat Somaiya had earlier also demanded that a case be registered against Qaiser Khalid, now he has formally demanded that Qaiser Khalid be included as an accused in the FIR. The Mumbai Crime Branch had initiated an inquiry into the Ghatkopar hoarding case and had also questioned the relevant persons, including the ACP, in the committee formed to inquire into the hoarding incident, in which Qaiser Khalid was held responsible for the accident.