All right brother. Eid has gone to mind. Everything is silent.
Why would some people speak on camera?
No one is speaking brother. Everyone has something or the other in their mind. No one will say anything. Many media persons are roaming around since last Saturday. But visit Chakia, Rajrooppur, Khuldabad, Beniganj, Karbala, Himmatganj, Roshanbagh… so many localities. No one will say anything. Everyone has something or the other in their mind. But everyone is silent. Everyone knows that if someone says something anti-shunt, the police will pick it up as soon as they see the video.This is what a Muslim man says on the road leading to Lukarganj in Prayagraj’s Chakia locality. Some 2 km from this locality a road leads to the cemetery of Kasari Masari. On the other side is Dhumanganj police station. After 7 o’clock in the night, an old man standing here says – are you a media person? Where have you come from? If you are from Delhi and are from such and such channel, then don’t go that way. You have an ID card, don’t you? Then go for a walk. But it is better if you go during the day. People are angry with the media, will argue at night, may be, show anger too. Even if there is a fight, it is not a big deal.
silence on the streets
‘This is not Patna, Atik will go away saying Zindabad’
This trend is everywhere. Atala, Kareli, Chakia, Kasari, before going to Masari everywhere, on calling a local person, people say that nobody will say anything. A journalist of a newspaper in Prayagraj and a person living in the same locality says- See, even those who tried to say something wrong after the Atiq-Ashraf incident, were hanged by the STF and the police as soon as the video went viral. . This is not Patna, where you will raise slogans after the prayers of goodbye and lie happily at home after the video is played. Atiq’s public support is on one side, but the government is hyperactive. If there is a possibility of something happening here and there, then the police is taking the leg.
Anger among the Muslims of Gaddi against the media
Local journalist Shivpujan Singh, who lives in Prayagraj, says- Look sir, there is anger about the media. Off record people are even saying that media people killed Atiq Bhai’s day. But then you are asking – are you still doing the record? Another person, on the condition of not writing his name, says, ‘Those areas of Prayagraj where people have sympathy for Atiq, some of them are called the areas of Gaddi Muslims. Atiq was from his community. These people say – this time the throne is only one…. Even when Atiq’s Jaun was doing Khilafat, they have become one. There is fear of force and government. Demonstrations took place in Atala after Nupur Sharma’s statement, but as the JCB is running, people are scared to see all that. But it is certain that after the death of Atiq, the Muslim community has definitely become one. Whatever the effect. At the moment everyone is calm.
Police officers were also seen avoiding the media
The NBT team tried to talk to the police officers on the whole situation in Prayagraj. On Sunday, an attempt was made to talk to several police officers from the Commissioner of Police to the lower level on their CUG numbers in this regard. However, all the police officers were seen avoiding talking to the media. On some numbers the PRO picked up the phone and asked to talk to such and such officer. On the other hand, the public relations officers of some officers said that they deliver the message. Sir will talk to you if needed.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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