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Lucknow: Prominent Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad said on Wednesday that if the administration does not permit religious activities at the Imambara in Lucknow but allow tourists to visit the monument, the Shia community would organise religious activities inside the Imambara, following social distancing and other norms in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Lucknow: Prominent Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad said on Wednesday that if the administration does not permit religious activities at the Imambara in Lucknow but allow tourists to visit the monument, the Shia community would organise religious activities inside the Imambara, following social distancing and other norms in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I criticise the decision of the District Magistrate, who is also the chairman of the Hussainabad and Allied Trust (HAT), to reopen the Imamabara and Chota Imambara amid the Covid-19 pandemic for the purpose of tourism.
The Imambara was built for the purpose of mourning and lamentation.
And without the permission to do this, they have allowed tourists to visit the place, which is step-motherly treatment towards the Shia community,” Jawad said in a statement.
He added, “People in the administration are taking decisions that hurt the [Shia] community’s feelings.
Our community is very responsible and they made efforts, especially during Muharram, to check the spread of coronavirus.
However, if religious activities are not permitted now, it will be difficult to control the sentiments of the people belonging to the community.”
He demanded that religious activities should be allowed and these would be done following social distancing norms, along with other restrictions.