Independence Day 2018: Madrasah students recite National Anthem at Batla House
By Maeeshat news,
New Delhi: In Delhi’s Batla House, the 72nd Independence Day celebration didn’t lack the grandeur and zeal.
Scores of Madrasah students gathered at the Khalilullah Masjid and marked the occasion with patriotic songs on Wednesday.
“The main objective of organising this event is to eliminate the negative impression among people that students studying at Madrasahs don’t love their nation,” said Danish Reyaz, organiser of the event and managing direct of Maeeshat Private Limited.
At the entrance of the Khalilullah masjid, the imam of the mosque and along with Madrasah students hoisted the national flag.
“Madrasah students should not be deprived of modern studies,” pointed Reyaz.
The celebration was attended the residents as well as Ulemas.
Children and elderly persons also participated in the Independence Day celebration this year.
Attractions of Independence Day Celebration
The main attraction was singing of National Anthem by Maadrasah students and National Flag hoisting ceremony.
Why Batla House made headlines earlier?
Batla House is the place where the two alleged terrorists were shot dead in a mid-morning encounter by the police in 2008.
Delhi Police said five suspected terrorists, holed up inside House No L-18, Batala House in Jamia Nagar, near Khalilullah mosque, exchanged heavy fire with the police team that tried to enter the house for investigations.
Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, 41-year-old highly decorated Inspector, was hit by three bullets — in his abdomen during the encounter. He was taken to the nearby Holy Family Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Batla House encounter in a nut shell
In September 2008, nearly 30 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts in the national capital. Acting on a tip off, Delhi raided the terrorists’ hide-out Batla House.