New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath received appreciation from an unexpected quarter. UP-based Islamic preacher Tauqeer Raza Khan said on Thursday that the CM was following “Raj Dharma” and developing new governance standards.
Tauqeer Raza’s profound admiration for CM Yogi, despite the furore over his comments against right-wing organisations, is a point of interest.
The Islamic cleric has found himself in the crosshairs of the BJP after requesting an umbrella ban on Hindu outfits.
Tauqeer Raza, speaking exclusively to IANS, referred to an old Ayodhya incident and stated how Chief Minister Adityanath’s ethical governance prevented a potentially communal problem.
Raza, also the founder of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, a political party, lauded CM Yogi, saying that if the latter had wanted, the Muslim community could have been shown in a bad light, as the circumstances favoured such an outcome.
“Some people wearing skull caps were headed towards a temple with beef. As they were caught, the state administration could have portrayed them as those belonging to a minority community, but it probed and exposed the sinister plot to foment trouble. The accused were given stern punishment for hiding their real identity and posing as belonging to the minority community,” Raza stated while adding that “CM Yogi is following the Raj Dharma.”
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He further said that the Muslim clerics and Ulemas have no problem with the BJP dispensation at the Centre; however, he added their patience was wearing thin over the government’s “forced” amendment of the Waqf Act.
“The government is trying to meddle in our religious beliefs by amending the Waqf Act. We will never accept such interference and oppose it with all our might,” he added.
Speaking on Kolkata horror, he said that the Mamata government was being unfairly targeted and the BJP was being vociferous in its protest because it wanted to draw political mileage from the issue.
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