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- Samajwadi Party district vice-president Haji Mohammad Usman has been booked after a video showed him offering namaz on a road at the Moradabad Circuit House on September 3, following a review meeting of SP leaders.
- The FIR has been registered under sections 285 and 292 of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita after the video spread on social media and drew objections from a Hindu organisation.
- The case has sparked a debate over whether religious activity should be allowed on government premises, and Congress MP Pawan Khera criticised it, implying Usman was targeted for being Muslim.
What to watch next
- Action taken against Usman following the FIR
- Whether authorities clarify rules on religious activity at government premises
- Further political reactions from SP and other parties
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Pawan Khera
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“He happens to be Haji Mohammad Usman - Samajwadi Party district vice-president, and the uncle of Bilari MLA Mohammad Faheem Irfan - a Muslim. What a disgrace!”
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…key BSP post, believes he 'requires further maturity' Pawan Khera reacts Congress MP Pawan Khera reacted strongly to the reports of FIR against Usman and implied that he was being targeted for his Muslim identity. “ He happens to be Haji Mohammad Usman - Samajwadi Party district vice-president, and the uncle of Bilari MLA Mohammad Faheem Irfan - a Muslim. What a disgrace! ,” Khera wrote on X. Namaz row after video shared on social media According to officials, after the meeting ended, Usman stepped outside and offered prayers near the lawn. A video, reportedly recorded by an SP worker,…
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Named India · Lal Bihari Yadav · Mohammad Faheem Irfan · Moradabad · Samajwadi Party · Uttar Pradesh · Congress · Haji Mohammad Usman · Pawan Khera
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