Delhi's Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari was prevented this afternoon from heading towards the native village of DSP Zia-ul-Haq who was killed by a mob last Saturday. The cleric was stopped in Gauri Bazar area as a precautionary measure while he was on way to police officer's house in Zafuaar Tola in Noonkhar village, officials said. ...
06:29 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Lucknow: In a major setback for Congress in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari on Saturday rejected their Muslim sub-quota of 4.5 per cent and supported the Samajwadi Party for the upcoming polls in the state. "I don't agree with 4.5 per cent reservation formula of Congress, it will only create further misunderstandings. Muslims should get reservation on the basis of population," Bukhari said....
02:15 PM, Jan 28, 2012
New Delhi: Anna Hazare's associates Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi met Jama Masjid imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari in New Delhi after he expressed unhappiness over their failure to involve Muslims into their campaign, but failed to break ice with the cleric. Bukhari had expressed strong resentment and sought to know why Hazare and his campaign managers had not done more to involve Muslims in their anti-graft movement. Following his remarks,...
08:13 PM, Aug 23, 2011
Muslim clerics have reacted to Bollywood star Shabana Azmi's statement on Quran and women wearing veils. ...
04:27 PM, Oct 29, 2006
