US EditionABVP protests by chanting Hanuman Chalisa at Lucknow University over namaz row
- On Feb 24, police detained several people after Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activists recited the Hanuman Chalisa near Laal Baradari mosque and chanted `Jai Shri Ram`.
- NSUI members said the Laal Baradari site was locked on Saturday, and Muslim students offered namaz there on Sunday evening with NSUI volunteers guarding them.
- Videos showed police stopping protesters and removing some as PAC personnel and police barricaded the Laal Baradari area on Tuesday.
- Proctor Rakesh Dwivedi said `We are talking to students and will sort this out` and confirmed handing full details to police, while protesters taken to police lines from a bus parked on campus.
- Bajrang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad announced reciting Hanuman Chalisa, while ABVP warned it would chant if namaz was permitted, amid political reactions.
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Namaz row: ABVP chants Hanuman Chalisa at Lucknow University, demands 'purification'
Following the prayers offered by Muslim students at Lucknow University's Lal Baradari campus, a Hindu organization recited the Hanuman Chalisa outside the mosque. A heavy police presence was present during the protest, and a minor scuffle ensued. The crowd was later dispersed after considerable effort. The mosque closure and prayer controversy has taken a legal turn. The administration has issued notices against 13 students who offered prayers, …
Hanuman Chalisa recited inside Lucknow University as row over namaz intensifies
The protest centred around the Lal Baradari complex, which houses a mosque. ABVP activists assembled near the site, raising “Jai Shri Ram” slogans and demanding the “shuddhikaran” (purification) of the area where namaz was allegedly offered a few days ago.
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