Kanpur English news | Kanpur, Latest News & Live Updates in English | English News (Latest English News) at Lokmattimes.com

Lucknow, Nov 22 The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has sought a new legislation against blasphemy and has expressed concerns over "increasing instances of insult to holy figures".Maulana Saifullah Rahmani, General Secretary of the AIMPLB, said the board, at a meeting in Kanpur, suggested that the law should cover all religions in the country to protect revered figures, religions and religious beliefs from malicious attempts.The board also said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) was neither suitable nor useful for a vast multi-religious country like India, adding that it was antithetical to the fundamental right to practice religion as enshrined in the Constitution."India is a multi-faith country, and every citizen is guaranteed to practice and profess his faith and religious beliefs, and to act on and preach the same," the AIMPLB said in a statement.The board has also asked the government and judiciary to refrain from interpreting holy scriptures, saying only religious authorities were eligible to do that."This amounts to encroachment upon the religious rights of the citizens," it said.Meanwhile, senior clerics including Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali, Maulana Jalaluddin Umri and Maulana Fazlur Rahman said that stern action should be initiated against the Hindu Mahasabha for "fomenting communal trouble in Mathura and Varanasi" and demanded that security of the Shahi Eidgah in Mathura and the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, respectively, should be further beefed up.The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha had recently announced its plans to install an idol of Bal Gopal (child Krishna) at a site within the Eidgah, adjoining the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura on December 6.Asked about the arrests made with regard to forced conversions, Maulana Saifullah Rahmani said it was forbidden in Islam."But the Constitution allows people to propagate the good side of religion and its teachings," he said.The board has demanded that the government should act tough on lynching, which must stop and also advised the community members to avoid interfaith marriages.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

KanpurFOLLOW

Kanpur, Latest News

Kanpur, Nov 23 India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara on Monday lavished praise on Rahul Dravid, saying that the ... ...

Lucknow, Nov 23 In a significant move, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), during its recent ... ...

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday shared a light-hearted video, showing batter Shreyas Iyer and pacer Mohammed Siraj having a fun time in the team hotel, post the team's victory in the three-match T20I series against New Zealand. ...

Kolkata, Nov 22 New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner, who captained the team in the third T20I against India ... ...

Rohit Sharma, the newly-appointed India's T20I skipper, said the camp will back each and every player, who tries to do something for the side, despite the efforts going in vain. ...

As the Indian cricket team defeated New Zealand and claimed a clean sweep in the three-match series on Sunday, megastar Amitabh Bachchan penned a celebratory note for the "champions". ...

New Zealand stand-in skipper Mitchell Santner feels it is tough to beat India in their home conditions and knows that spin will play a big role in the upcoming Test series. ...

Lucknow, Nov 22 The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has sought a new legislation against blasphemy ... ...