In response to a petition over the government’s allocation of Rs 2.45 crore to the Tablighi Jamaat for the purpose of holding a state-wide ijtema in Vikarabad, the Telangana High Court on Wednesday, January served notices to the State’s Chief Secretary, State Minority Welfare Department, Waqf Board, and the District Collector of Vikarabad.
The Islamic gathering is slated to take place on January 6–8 in Pargi, Vikarabad, Telangana.
The petitioner has argued that as the Tablighi Jamaat is a private NGO, it would be unlawful, arbitrary, and in violation of Articles 19, 25, and 27 of the Constitution as well as the Waqf Act if the State were to provide funding to it to organise an ijtema.