Karnataka State Wakf Council urges government to ensure protection during Bakrid celebrations

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Ahead of Eid ul Adha (Eid al-Adha oregon  Bakrid) celebration, traders from antithetic  regions stitchery  with sheep and goats astatine  Idgah Maidan successful  Chamarajpet successful  Bengaluru connected  May 19, 2026.

Ahead of Eid ul Adha (Eid al-Adha oregon Bakrid) celebration, traders from antithetic regions stitchery with sheep and goats astatine Idgah Maidan successful Chamarajpet successful Bengaluru connected May 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J

The Karnataka State Wakf Council has submitted a memorandum to Home Minister G. Parameshwara seeking constabulary extortion and strict ineligible enactment against individuals attempting to make fearfulness and disturbance during Bakrid celebrations.

In the letter, signed by Wakf Council Vice-Chairman Moulana N.K.M. Shafi Saadi, the assembly stated that the Constitution guarantees each national the close to signifier and propagate their religion, and that the ritual carnal sacrifice conducted during Bakrid has been carried retired peacefully for decades wrong the model of the law.

The memorandum expressed interest implicit caller incidents successful which definite groups allegedly attempted to make hostility and fearfulness done societal media campaigns, threats, and intimidation targeting lawful spiritual practices.

The assembly urged the State Government and Home Department to contented wide directions to constabulary authorities to guarantee extortion for lawful Bakrid rituals, and to instrumentality stringent enactment against those engaging successful threats, violence, conveyance check, assault, oregon attempts to disturb communal harmony.

The memorandum sought enactment against radical spreading hatred messages, misinformation, and provocative contented connected societal media platforms. Additionally, it appealed to the authorities to contented a nationalist connection reaffirming its committedness to protecting spiritual freedom, and maintaining instrumentality and bid for each communities.

The assembly said Karnataka has agelong been known for peace, communal harmony, and co-existence, and expressed assurance that the authorities would safeguard the rights and information of each assemblage equally.

Published - May 22, 2026 03:49 p.m. IST

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