Muharram: 'If you want to live in India, then say Ya Hussain...', provocative slogans raised in procession on Muharram, Palestinian flags waved

Tension has prevailed in many places due to the provocative slogans raised in the processions taken out across the country on Muharram. In Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir, people waved Palestine flags and raised slogans against Israel and America. Palestine flag was waved in Nawada, Bihar, while in Amethi, UP, the youth participating in the procession raised the slogan 'If we want to live in Hindustan, then we should have to have Hussain'.

During the procession in Samastipur, Bihar, miscreants attacked a family with a sword while they were passing by in a car, in which the couple and their son were injured. After the phase of terrorist violence started in Kashmir, the administration partially banned the Muharram procession.

The administration permitted the procession.

Last year, as per the instructions of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, for the first time, the procession of 8th Muharram passed through the entire traditional route. This year also the administration gave permission for it, but the procession was not scheduled during the day but in the morning and the organizers had assured that there would be no provocative slogans in the procession.

Palestine flags were waved in the procession.

The procession started from Guru Bazar at 5:30 am. Hundreds of Shia devotees participated in the procession. Remembering the martyrs of Karbala, the procession of Shia mourners passed through the designated route. No one raised any anti-India or pro-Pakistan slogans in the procession, but slogans like Israel Boycott, America Boycott, and Palestine Martyrs, we are with you, were heard. Palestine flags were also waved.

Objectionable and provocative slogan raised in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh

When the Muharram procession taken out in Musafirkhana town of Amethi, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday reached in front of the police station, the youth raised the slogan 'Hindustan me rehna hai to ya Hussain kahna hai'. The video of the objectionable and provocative slogan was widely circulated on the internet media on Sunday evening. The police registered a case against several unidentified people. Seven boys were caught based on facial recognition in the circulated video, while others are being identified and searched.

Palestine flag was also waved in Bihar's Nawada.

Police have detained three minor boys on charges of waving the Palestine flag in the Muharram procession in Dhamoul of Bihar's Nawada district. A video of this procession is being circulated on internet media, in which it is said that the boys have the Palestine flag in their hands.

Attack on family in Samastipur

During Muharram's Maati procession on National Highway (NH) 28 near Nawada turn in Samastipur district on Sunday night, miscreants attacked a family passing by in a car with a sword. Due to this, the glass of the rear part of the car was completely damaged. The couple and their son in the car were injured. On the complaint of the victim, the police caught two teenagers and three youths.

Police arrested two teenagers and three youths Mohd. Sajjad, Ishtiyak and Mohd. Sonu on Monday morning. The youths have been sent to judicial custody on the orders of the court. The teenagers will be sent to remand home Darbhanga. Raids are continuing to identify and arrest others.