Uphold right of worship by Muslims at Sikkander Dargah: SDPI

Tamil Nadu Government should uphold the right of worship by Muslims at Sikkander Badusha dargah, demanded the Madurai Wakf Rights conference held here on Sunday.

A resolution to this effect was passed at the conference, organised by Social Democratic Party of India, pressing for scrapping of Wakf Amendment Bill 2025 and to uphold the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.

The conference also sought action against the religious fanatic groups which were trying to spread hate propaganda and disrupt social peace with regard to Sikkander dargah.

The party State president, Nellai Mubarak, addressed the meeting chaired by its leader, A. Mujibur Rahman.

Another resolution said that the u-turn on Tungsten mining proposal made by the Central and State Governments was due to the unity and continuous unified fight put up by the people cutting across caste and religious lines.

Complaining that sexual assault on college and school girl children was on the rise, the conference said that people were afraid of sending their children to educational institutions.

The State Government should take stringent steps against those indulging in crimes against women to ensure that women do not have any fear in venturing out of their houses.

Availability of liquor and narcotics substances in the society should be prevented to stop crime against women. As a first step, TASMAC shops near places of worship and educational institutions should be closed down.

Resumption of crushing operation in National Cooperative Sugar Mills in Alanganallur by the State Government taking over its administration was another demand.