UP SHIV SENA ANNOUNCES RS 5 LAKH REWARD FOR REMOVING PORTRAIT

VARANASI: The deputy chief of Shiv Sena’s Uttar Pradesh unit Arun Chaubey on Saturday announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for the person who removes Jinnah’s portrait from AMU. A group of Shiv Sainiks headed by Chaubey staged a demonstration near Mahavir Temple carrying placards which read that the Shiv Sena unit of Uttar Pradesh will give Rs 5 lakh to the person who removes the picture. They also raised slogans calling Jinnah a villain and held him responsible for the partition of India.

Muslim Mahasangh announces ₹1 lakh award

RAMPUR: Amidst the row over presence of Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s portrait in the student’s union office of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), the national head of All-India Muslim Mahasangh Farhat Ali Khan on Friday announced a reward of ₹1 Lakh for destroying Jinnah’s portrait. Khan said that no organisation in Pakistan must be having photos of Indian leaders who fought for independence, and the same should be followed in India. “I appeal everyone to tear and burn down portrait of Jinnah and people like him. I announce a reward of ₹1 Lakh cash for the one who burns down the portrait,” Khan said.

What’s the rationale behind demand: Islamic body

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : An Islamic organisation on Saturday questioned the rationale behind the demand of some right-wing activists for removing a portrait of Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah from the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). “What is the rationale behind such a demand after it has been there in public view for the past 80 years? Even if someone has such a demand, they can move courts for the same... Why such a row over it?” asked Jamaat-e-Islami Hind president Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari.