Hubballi: Few thousands of Muslim women held a mammoth rally in city protesting any kind of interference in the Muslim Personal Law (Islamic Sharia) in Hubballi on Saturday.
In the protest held under the aegis of Anjuman-E-Islam, thousands of Muslim women and men took part and urged the Union Government not to meddle with the Muslim Personal Law. The protest march which began from Nehru College Grounds at Ghantikeri, passed through the important thoroughfares of the city including the Lamington Road, Kittur Chennamma Circle before transforming into a demonstration at the Mini Vidhanasoudha.
The protesting women held the tricolour and placards with ‘Jai Hind’ ‘Hindustan Zindabad’, ‘We are Proud to be Indians’ and other slogans written on, along with placards condemning the efforts to interfere in the Muslim Personal Law and that they were happy with the Islamic Shariya.
The raised voice against any effort being made to implement Uniform Civil Code and modifications to the Muslim Personal Law.
President of Anjuman-E-Islam Jabbarkhan Honnalli and office bearers of the Women’s Wing of the organisation led the protest march. Subsequently the office bearers submitted a memorandum urging the Union Government not to meddle with the Muslim Personal Law to the Hubballi tahsildar.
In the wake of the huge protest, the vehicular movement in Hubballi and around the landmark Kittur Chennamma Circle was thrown out of gear for over an hour. The Traffic police personnel had tough time in maintaining the traffic.
