Tag: Deen Bachao

By Soroor Ahmed Judging by attendance alone, the ‘Deen Bachao, Desh Bachao’ (Save Religion, Save Country) rally in Patna on April 15 was no doubt successful. But whether Patna-based Emarat-e-Shariah Phulwarisharif, the organiser of the show, had ‘achieved’ its objective or not remains to be seen. Two almost simultaneous developments appear to have dampened the spirit of Muslims, many of whom traveled from across Bihar in the summer heat to attend the rally, as they initially thought that the cause was dear to them. The rally had ostensibly been organised in wake...