[Tablighi Jamaat Ijtema held in Malegaon in 2007. (File Photo/ummid/com)]
Aurangabad: Even as the organisers are working day in and day out since last more than two months for the state level Tablighi Jamaat Ijtema to be held in Limbe Jalgaon village near Aurangabad, local police have refused the necessary permission.
The police have also asked the organisers to furnish them the details of their source of the amount being spent to organize such a large scale gathering.
The Tablighi Jamaat has planned to organize a three-day Ijtema in Limbe Jalgaon village near Aurangabad from February 24 to February 26, 2018. Organisrers claim that hundreds of thousands of Muslims from Aurangabad and other cities, towns and villages of Maharashtra are expected to attend the 03-day Ijetma.
The police however said the organisers have not taken the necessary permission for organizing a gathering of such a large scale. Hence Waluj police themselves have dashed a letter to Syed Anees Aamir Patel, the Sarpanch of Limbe Jalgaon village, saying the permission for the Ijtema could not be given.
The letter signed by Police Inspector Satish Kumar Tak and addressed to the village Sarpanch, Syed Anees Aamir Patel, said that the organizers should have sought permission for the Ijtema three months in advance.
Inspector Satish Kumar in his letter further said that, since the Ijtema is expected to be attended by a large number of people, it is necessary to seek permission well in advance from the police and other departments so that traffic management can be planned and other arrangements are made.
In his letter addressed to Syed Anees, Inspector Satish Kumar Tak also asked to furnish the details of the sources of funding to organize the Ijtema. Local media had earlier reported that the organisers have so far spent more than 11 crore rupees for the Aurangabad Ijtema.
According to reports, the Aurangabad police also expressed surprise that the work is on to organize the Ijtema since more than two months but the organizers did not approach the police for permission.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Vinayak Dhakane however said that the Ijtema organizers gave the police intimation about the state level Ijtema, but only recently.
“It is impossible to make arrangements for lakhs of people in just few days”, the top cop has been quoted by the local media.
Meanwhile, the organisers are hopeful that all the issues raised by the police will be resolved soon and the Aurangabad Ijtema will be held as per the announced schedule.
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