Overview

• BJP Minority Morcha president Jamal Siddiqui said an FIR will be lodged against Akhilesh Yadav, other SP leaders and the mosque’s imam for allegedly using the worship space for political purposes.
• He announced a counter-meeting at the Parliament Street Mosque after Friday prayers on July 25, to open with the National Song and close with the anthem.
• All-India Muslim Jamaat chief Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi has called for Maulana Mohibullah Nadvi’s ouster and warned of nationwide agitation if no apology is issued.
• The Samajwadi Party insists the gathering was a private social visit by invitation of the imam and accuses the BJP of diverting debate from pressing governance issues.
• The row underscores a broader debate over constitutional secularism and restrictions on political activity in places of worship ahead of Uttar Pradesh’s 2027 assembly elections.