A shocking case has come to light from the Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh where an Imam refused to recite namaz during the funeral of a Muslim farmer alleging that he was a BJP supporter. Notably, a farmer named Alidad Khan (75), lost his life due to a heart attack. When the family asked a local Imam to recite funeral prayers, he refused to do so, alleging that the deceased man was a BJP supporter.
Based on the complaint of the deceased farmer’s son, the Police have registered a case against five people, including Imam Mufti Mohammad Rashid, and the husband of the former Nagar Panchayat president Aslam Khan, who is associated with the mosque committee.
The incident pertains to Kayasthan street in Kundarki area. A farmer, Dilnawaz Khan stated that on 23rd July, his father Alidad Khan died of a heart attack. He invited the Imam of the local mosque to offer funeral prayers, but he refused to do it. However, when Dilnawaz asked him the reason for not offering Namaz, the Imam said that he will not offer Namaz for a BJP supporter.
Dilnawaz added that the husband of the former president of Nagar Panchayat Aslam Khan, and other accused Shamim Khan, Sharafat Khan and Mateen Khan, who are associated with the mosque committee, asked the Imam to refuse to recite prayers at the late farmer’s funeral. The other accused are residents of Kayasthan street.
For voting for the Bharatiya Janata Party, the accused also threatened to implicate Dilnawaz in a false case. Dilnawaz further stated that the accused threatened to kill him and his family members. Dilnawaz has three sisters, wife, and two small children and their life is in danger now because the accused are rowdy elements.
After the Imam’s refusal, Dilnawaz Khan’s brother-in-law offered the funeral prayers.
We are considered un-Islamic if we vote for BJP
Late farmer Alidad Khan’s son, Dilnawaz Khan told the media that his father was a BJP supporter and used to vote for BJP. He added that because of this, the accused consider his family as un-Islamic. Efforts were made to ostracise them from society.
BJP’s Kundarki Mandal President Raman Bhushan said that the family of the late farmer Alidad Khan has been a BJP supporter. The farmer’s family had supported BJP in the elections. In the last Nagar Panchayat elections, Alidad Khan’s nephew had also contested the election of Councillor on the BJP symbol.
Moradabad DM Anuj Kumar Singh said that a complaint has been received in which it is said that when a person died of a heart attack, the last namaz was not offered by the Imam. We are investigating the matter based on the complaint. Action will be taken after investigation.
