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Mumbai: Muslim Community Postpones Eid-E-Milad Procession By A Day To Avoid Clashing With Ganesh Visarjan

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As Ganesh Visarjan is on September 17, Mumbai’s Muslim community has decided that the Eid E Milad procession to mark prophet Muhammad’s birthday will be organised on September 18 though the birthday is on September 16. Traditionally the procession is usually organised on the day after the day of Eid.

The decision was made at a meeting at Khilafat House, Byculla. The day of the Eid will depend on the sighting of the moon. There were suggestions from community leaders that the processions should be organised even later – on September 19 or later – as the Ganpati immersion processions go on till September 18.

Shuiab Khatib, trustee of Jama Masjid, the city’s most important mosque, said, “Muslims want to display floats on Prophet Muhammad during the processions. If the processions are planned on September 18 they may not get time to prepare the floats. Also police may not give permissions for the floats at such a short notice,” said Khatib who added that Mumbai police will be working for 48 hours without a break if the Ganpati and Eid processions are conducted on subsequent days. “If the Eid processions are kept on September 19, policemen could have got a day’s break from bandobast work.”

Muslims in other cities, too, have decided to hold the processions on September 18. In Navi Mumbai, the Muslim community said that it will postpone the procession by a day if it coincides with the last day of the 10-day long Ganpati festival. In Hyderabad, the organising committee of Milad-un-Nabi agreed to hold the procession on September 19 so that it does not clash with the Ganesh immersion procession.

There is a dispute about the city’s first-ever Eid-e-Milad procession from Khilafat House. While there are claims that the tradition began in 1919 or 1920, a report in the Bombay Chronicle suggests that the first such procession was held in 1935 with the association of 51 Muslim community groups. The procession started at 2.00 pm on June 14, 1935 from Khilafat House, Love Lane, Byculla, and concluded at Chhota Qabristan, Grant Road, where a public meeting was held. The procession follows a similar route and time to this day. 

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Mumbai: Senior Congress Leader Amin Patel Asks Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis To Ensure Police Support For Eid-E-Milad Celebrations

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Mumbai: Senior Congress leader and MLA of the Mumbadevi assembly constituency, Amin Patel, made a surprise visit to Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ residence on Monday morning, sparking widespread discussion in political circles.

Purpose Of The Visit

Patel clarified that his visit had two purposes: first, to seek blessings from the household Ganpati, and second, to request Fadnavis’ assistance in ensuring police cooperation for the Eid-e-Milad processions planned for the day after Ganpati Visarjan, which falls on September 18.

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Navi Mumbai: 73-Year-Old Man Arrested For Sexually Abusing Minor In Panchsheel Nagar Slum Complex Area

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Navi Mumbai: A 73-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a minor in Navi Mumbai’s Panchsheel Nagar slum complex area, police said on Monday.

According to the police, the accused and the complainant are distant relatives and live in each other’s neighbourhood in Katkari Pada.

About The Incident

The incident happened under Rabale (MIDC) Police Station limits.

When the family of the minor came to know about the incident they lodged a complaint at Rabale MIDC police station.

On the basis of the complaint, a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act was registered and the accused was arrested.

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Rein in the reckless MLA Sanjay Gaikwad: Nana Patole Remember even if you think of touching Rahul Gandhi’s hair.

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Mumbai, 16 September 2024

Known for his notorious statements and unruly behaviour, Buldhana MLA Sanjay Gaikwad has once again shown his true colours by announcing a reward of Rs 11 lakh for anyone who cuts off the tongue of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Nana Patole has given a stern warning that the government should take serious note of this statement by this criminal-minded MLA, and a case must be filed against him. Patole further said that and he should be reined in or else Congress workers know how to deal such goons.

Speaking on the matter, Congress state president Nana Patole said that seeing the increasing popularity of Rahul Gandhi, the ground is slipping beneath the feet of the BJP and its allies. As a result, the frustrated and desperate ruling party is twisting Rahul Gandhi’s statements and running a smear campaign against him. Rahul Gandhi never said that he would end reservations. On the contrary, he stated that the 50% limit on reservations should be removed to address the pending issues of communities seeking reservations. However, the BJP and their agents are continuously spreading rumours and trying to create a fake narrative. BJP’s goons and their allies are even going to the extent of issuing death threats. The government is taking no action against these thugs, leaving the public to wonder whether the rule of law prevails in the country or BJP’s hooligans.

Do people like Sanjay Gaikwad even know what Rahul Gandhi said in America? Rahul Gandhi is not afraid of Modi and Shah, so he certainly won’t be intimidated by the threats of local criminals like Sanjay Gaikwad. Millions of Congress workers across Maharashtra and the entire country, including us, are ready to stand as a shield to protect him. Don’t even think about trying to harm him in any way, no one can even touch his hair, warned the Congress state president.

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