Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (SP)

Kasargod, Sep 4: Imams of nine mosques in the town have advised the community members to desist from organizing bike races on the eve of Id-Ul-Fitr, and not to hold fire works to celebrate this occasion.

In a statement issued at a joint press conference organized in the Press Club here on Friday September 3, they remarked, “Bike rallies and fire works have often ignited violence. These practices are unislamic. As such, the youth are advised against holding them.  In the incident occurred the previous day of Id-Ul-Fitr last year, violence had broken out, several people had been injured, and over 50 vehicles had been damaged. Hundreds of people including women had found it hard to reach their homes,” they pointed out.

M A Khasim Musliyar, A Abdul Rahman Faizi, Abdul Rahman Madani, E P Abdul Rahman Bakhavi, Hamza Kausari, Hussain Sakhafi, P K Abdulla, Basheer Kollampady and several others were present at the press conference.