Hyderabad Observes Peaceful ‘Black Day’ to Mark Babri Masjid Demolition
The city of Hyderabad remained calm on Friday as it commemorated 32 years since the demolition of the Babri Masjid. In some areas of the Old City, shops and businesses voluntarily closed in response to calls by certain organizations to observe the day as ‘Black Day.’
Key areas such as Charminar, Lad Bazar, Chowk, Yakutpura, Mahboob Gunj, Ghansi Bazaar, and Afzal Gunj saw a significant number of shops shut down. Traffic movement in these areas was also noticeably sparse. To maintain peace, police forces were stationed across sensitive areas in the city, particularly near Mecca Masjid and Charminar.
Given the recent communal incidents, security was heightened with the deployment of the Rapid Action Force, special police units, quick response teams, task force officers, city armed reserve, and local police. Senior officials closely monitored the situation to ensure law and order.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi called December 6 a “Black Day for Indian democracy.” In a tweet, he said, “We lost one Babri Masjid, now we will never lose another masjid.” He also shared a video clip of a previous speech, stating, “Our fight is not for land but for legal rights. We do not want anything in alms, give us what is our right.”
Separately, women and girls gathered at Saidabad’s Ujale Shah Eidgah to hold special prayers. The prayer gathering, which took place earlier in the week, saw a large number of Muslim women offering Qunoot-e-Naazilah, a prayer traditionally recited during times of crisis or oppression.
The women emphasized that future generations will continue to remember the Babri Masjid. They reiterated that once a mosque is built on land, it remains a mosque forever.
