Pune: The Seerat Committee , Pune, has decided to defer the procession of Eid-e-Milad on Prophet Muhammad’s birthday on Sept 16 to Sept 21 because of Ganesh visarjan . Though Anant Chaturdashi is on Sept 17, several mandals start queuing up on Laxmi Road a day ahead of the scheduled immersion. The committee has also prohibited use of DJs, dance, and music while taking out procession.
“Muslim community will celebrate the Prophet’s birthday in mosques and other places on Sept 16. But as per the request of Pune police, the procession of Eid-e-Milad would be taken out on Sept 21 between 9am and 2pm to avoid law and order problems as members of both Hindu and Muslim communities use the same route for taking out the immersion and procession, respectively,” said committee’s general secretary Rafiuddin Shaikh on Saturday. City police commissioner Amitesh Kumar told TOI, “We held a meeting with the community leaders and appealed to them to defer the Eid-e-Milad procession because of Ganesh visarjan.
We thank the community for acceding to our request and deferring the procession. The initiative will foster communal harmony.” Community leader Haji Zakir Shaikh said the committee’s decision to prohibit DJ music, dancing, and bursting crackers is as per the Islamic tradition.
Munawar Qureshi, founder president of Indian Muslim Front, said, “The committee has not taken into confidence Muslim bazams or mandals before announcing its decision. The office-bearers of bazams ar.