Ram Mandir inauguration: Badruddin Ajmal urges Muslims to stay at home from January 20 to 25

Badruddin Ajmal called the BJP the “biggest enemy” of Muslims and called on the followers of Islam to “remain cautious” during the consecration period of Ram Mandir.

Badruddin Ajmal urged Muslims to stay at home during the inauguration period of Ram Mandir. (File photo)

Ram Mandir consecration: AIUDF chief and MP Badruddin Ajmal on Saturday urged Muslims to stay at home and avoid travel from January 20 to 25 in view of the inauguration ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya to “avoid any untoward incident”.

Speaking at a rally in Assam’s Barpeta, Ajmal called the BJP the “biggest enemy” of Muslims and called on followers of Islam to “remain cautious” during the consecration period of Ram Mandir.

“We will have to be careful. Muslims should avoid traveling from January 20 to 25. The whole world will witness the installation of Ram Lalla’s idol in Ram Janmabhoomi. Millions of people will travel by buses, trains, planes, etc. We will have to maintain peace,” Ajmal said.

BJP ‘biggest enemy’ of Muslims

Ajmal urged Muslims to avoid traveling during the said period and termed the BJP as the “biggest enemy” of the community.

“The BJP has big plans. I urge our Muslim brothers not to travel from January 20 to 24 and 25,” the Dhubri MP said.

“During that period, we should avoid traveling and stay at home. The BJP is the biggest enemy of Muslims. It is the enemy of our lives, faith, mosques, Islamic laws and our Azan,” he added.

Ajmal lashed out at the saffron festival, claiming that it is the enemy of lives, faith, prayer, madrasa, mosque, ‘purdah’ of our mothers and sisters, Islamic laws and talaq.”

Issued a call to prevent ‘unwanted incidents’

Later, speaking to reporters, Ajmal claimed that he had appealed to Muslims not to travel to avoid any untoward incidents.

“For the sake of peace and harmony, I have appealed to our Muslim brothers not to travel by train during this period,” he said.

He added that a repeat of the demolition of the Ayodhya Mosque should be avoided and it was with that intention that he made the call.

“There cannot be a problem if people do not travel for three to four days,” the AIUDF chief added.

BJP strikes back

Meanwhile, BJP leader and Union minister hit back at the AIUDF chief and stated that the BJP is working on the ‘Mantra’ of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vishwaas’.

“BJP does not hate Muslims. We work with the mantra ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’. Iqbal Ansari, a former litigant in the Ayodhya land dispute case, has been invited for the ‘dedication ceremony’ of the Ram temple, and he will also participate in the prayers. People like Badruddin Ajmal and Owaisi are spreading hatred in the society. BJP respects all religions,” Singh said.

#WATCH | On AIUDF MP Badruddin Ajmal’s statement, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said, “BJP does not hate Muslims. We work with the mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’. Iqbal Ansari, former litigant in the Ayodhya land dispute case, has been invited to the… pic.twitter.com/Iei07gfBzZ

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Consecration of Ram Mandir

Vedic rituals for the Pran-Pratishtha (initiation) ceremony of Ram Lalla (baby Lord Ram) in Ayodhya begin on January 16, a week before the main ceremony.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple on January 22. The event has attracted a lot of attention with several VVIP guests from India and abroad receiving invitations to participate in the auspicious event in Ayodhya.

More than 60,000 people are expected at the dedication ceremony.

(With input from agencies)