Row over Waseem Rizvi’s remark on Quran, Shia lawyers announces Rs 11 lakh bounty to behead him

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Row over Waseem Rizvi’s remark on Quran, Shia lawyers announces Rs 11 lakh bounty to behead him

“Rizvi is a demon. “He is not a Hindu or Muslim; he is a demon. I want to announce that whoever beheads him, I will give him Rs 11 lakh,” announced Amir-ul-Hassan Jafari, former president of Moradabad Bar Association.

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March 16, 2021 18:31 IST
Row over Waseem Rizvi’s remark on Quran, Shia lawyers announces Rs 11 lakh bounty to behead him
Row over Waseem Rizvi’s remark on Quran, Shia lawyers announces Rs 11 lakh bounty to behead him

New Delhi: Former UP Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi’s plea in Supreme Court for removal of 26 verses from Quran triggered a huge row, with many Muslim clerics and Islamist voicing strong opposition to his ‘blasphemous’ moves.

Rizvi had approached the Apex Court with a petition, seeking deletion of 26 verses of the Quran which he has claimed are of “violent nature and not part of the original Quran but were added after the death of Prophet Mohammad”.

His petition has infuriated the Muslim community and the anger against him is visible in their protests. On Sunday, thousands of Muslims protested against Rizvi in Lucknow. Sunni and Shia clerics led the protest against Rizvi and sought his arrest.

Rs 11 lakh bounty to behead Rizvi, declares Shia lawyer

Amir-ul-Hassan Jafari, a Shia lawyer and ‘activist’, has announced Rs 11 lakh bounty for whoever beheads ex-UP Shia Board Chief Waseem Rizvi for his petition to remove 26 verses from Quran.

Since Rizvi, alleged in his petition that these verses promote terrorism and jihad, he has been facing backlash from the Muslim community.

“Rizvi is a demon. “He is not a Hindu or Muslim; he is a demon. I want to announce that whoever beheads him, I will give him Rs 11 lakh,” announced Amir-ul-Hassan Jafari, former president of Moradabad Bar Association.


Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad Naqvi and Advocate Mehmood Pracha from Jama Masjid in Delhi have given a call for protest march after Friday prayers on March 19.

Series of death threats against Rizvi

After Rizvi files his petition over removal of verses, series of vitriolic videos have surfaced on social media. Many of them have issued death threats to Rizvi while at some places, people burnt his effigy.

Below video made its way on social media after Rizvi’s ‘blasphemous’ act, however their authenticity can’t be confirmed.

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