Featured Image: Raza Academy Secretary Mohammed Saeed Noori | Credits: YouTube
Muslim leaders in the state of Maharashtra have written to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray seeking relaxations in restrictions during the time of Ramzan. The request letter was sent by the Raza Academy, an Indian Muslim organisation. The request comes amid a surge in the rising cases of coronavirus in that state and the re-imposition of night curfews and lockdown-like restrictions.
The Raza Academy is a puritanical Islamic organisation that promotes Islamic beliefs through publications and research. Leaders from this group met with government officials and said that they want relaxations during Ramzan for the celebrations.
The letter reads, “As we are all going through the worst phases of the pandemic, we at the onset assure you of all the cooperation needed in tackling the virus and its spread in the state. However, we feel that lockdowns are not a measure to tackle this strange disease. On the contrary, lockdown causes more trouble to the majority of people in the state who lose their daily earnings and end up in dire circumstances”.
Relaxation of rules of Ramzan (the Holy month of Muslims).@CMOMaharashtra @OfficeofUT @MumbaiPolice @mybmc #RazaAcademy pic.twitter.com/SJk37bBEuV
— Raza Academy (@razaacademyho) April 6, 2021
In 2020, when the government had announced a lockdown, Raza academy had demanded that the Iftar and other Islamic religious functions be allowed. However, that request was denied at the time.
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