Uttar Pradesh-based cleric Maulana Tauqir Raza after the demolition drives in parts of India on Friday announced that after Eid we will start a countrywide ‘jail bharo’ agitation.
Tauqir Raza who is a kin of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) and has a massive following throughout India said that there are just 10 days left for Eid and ‘jail bharo’ agitation will be carried out after that across the country. And those who love their country will be part of it.
“There are 10 days left for Eid. After that, we will start a countrywide ‘jail bharo’ agitation. Both Hindus and Muslims who love their country will be a part of the agitation,” Tauqir Raza was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
On Wednesday bulldozers razed down several concrete and temporary structures close to the mosque in Jahangirpuri, after communal violence broke out in the area.