Imam Barkati finally removes red beacon from his car

May 13, 2017 17:20

Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Masjid, Maulana Noor-ur Rehman Barkati, who had initially refused to remove the red beacon from his car, finally agreed to follow Centre's order.

Defying Centre's order, Barkati earlier said that he would continue to use the red-beacon as the permission for it was given by the erstwhile "British Government".

"I will remove red beacon once everyone does the same. I will continue to use as I have got permission from British government," Barkati said.

He further said that he has been using the red beacon for decades and wouldn't take orders from the Centre.

On Friday, an FIR was also lodged against Maulana Barkati after a BJP leader Suraj Kumar Singh registered a complaint against him for not complying with the Centre's ban on the use of the red beacon.

The Central government imposed the ban on use of red beacon on vehicles attached to dignitaries from May 1.

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