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The Bengal Imam Association, a body of Islamic clerics in the state, urged the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, not to lift the shutdown before Eid Ul Fitr scheduled for May 25, under any circumstances.
“The Union government has announced the closure until May 17. In our state, it has already been extended until May 21. Holy Eid Ul Fitr is May 25. The government may consider relaxing the shutdown due to Eid. But we ask the Bengal government to extend the blockade for a few more days. Let people live first, celebrations can take place later, “Ms Yahiya, president of the Bengal Imam Association, wrote in a letter to the prime minister on Saturday.
Yahiya proposed that the blockade be extended until May 30.
“We also request that you file this lawsuit with the Center. The Muslim leadership will back the government, “wrote Yahiya.
No one from the government or ruling party, the Trinamool Congress, agreed to speak on the record. “The chief minister herself will answer a call considering all aspects,” said a senior minister in the state government who declined to be identified.
Incidentally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged people on April 26 to pray during the Ramzaan month to get rid of the coronavirus before Eid.
The clergymen’s call came at a time when the Covid-19 chart in Bengal is steadily increasing, reporting 527 cases in the past five days.
Previously, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main opposition in the state, had accused the Mamata Banerjee government of turning a blind eye to the violation of blockade measures in minority-dominated areas in Kolkata and Howrah, the epicenters of coronavirus infection. in the state.
Mamata Banerjee continued her appeasement policy during this fight against the virus. He did not disclose details about Nizamuddin Markaz’s returnees from Delhi and everyone could see how the administration is turning a blind eye to blockade violations in areas dominated by members of a special community, “said BJP state unit president Dilip. Ghosh, earlier this week.
Muslims represent 27.01% of the state’s population, according to the 2011 Census, and they are the majority in three of Bengal’s 23 districts: Murshidabad, Malda and Uttar Dinajpur. Incidentally, Uttar Dinajpur has yet to record any cases, while Malda has reported 3 and Murshidabad has reported 1 case of Covid-19.
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