Authorities ask mosques to be coated with sheets forward of Hindu processions

Mosques located alongside the route of Hindu spiritual processions in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly and Shahjahanpur have been requested by the authorities to be coated in tarpaulin to stop them from being smeared with colors throughout Holi, The Indian Categorical reported.

In recent times, spiritual processions have led to communal violence in quite a lot of states. To forestall such incidents, the authorities within the two cities have requested mosques within the procession path to cowl the buildings.

On Sunday, Bareilly’s Senior Superintendent of Police Ghule Sushil Chandrabhan led a police flag march alongside the proposed route of the Ram Baraat procession from Narsingh Temple, The New Indian Categorical reported.

The annual procession in Bareilly across the Holi pageant is organised by the Brahmpuri Ramlila Committee.

“We held a gathering with clerics within the district on Friday and so they have been instructed that the mosques might be correctly coated in order that no mischievous factor does something to disturb communal concord,” The Indian Categorical quoted Chandrabhan as saying. “All clerics expressed satisfaction with our preparations.”

He added that police personnel would accompany the procession which, after passing by way of a number of areas within the city, will return to the Narsingh temple.

In Shahjahanpur, a spiritual procession is taken out on Holi from the Phoolmati Devi temple. As a part of the custom, individuals hurl footwear at a buffalo cart led by a person, The Indian Categorical reported.

In Aligarh, the Masjid Intezamia Committee has coated no less than 4 mosques to reserve it from the Holi colors, The New Indian Categorical reported. The Abdul Karim masjid within the city may even be coated following directions from the district administration, Haji Iqbal, the mosque’s chief cleric instructed the newspaper.