Sambhal news: Samajwadi Party leader and MP from Lok Sabha constituency Ziaurrahman Burke was questioned on Tuesday, 8 April at Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh. Burke was questioned in connection with the violence in November 2024. There was more inquiries for more than two and a half hours. The inquiry started officially at 12.10 pm and ended at around 2.20 in the afternoon.
SP MP Ziaurrahman reached the cemetery directly from Burke police station. Here he read Fateha on the grave of his grandfather and former MP Shafiqur Rahman Burke. On the other hand, sources have told what questions have been raised to the SP MP?
Read here what questions were asked to Sambhal MP.
SIT: On November 19, when the survey was done on the first day, you arrived with the crowd? Who called you and gathered this crowd to you?
Ziaurrahman: I first came to know from the TV channel that the survey of Jama Masjid is being done, so I reached there with my PA. The crowd was already gathered and I had explained to them that the court proceedings should be done.
SIT: The police officer and common people present at that time have given a statement in front of the police that on the day of the first survey, you provoked the crowd with your speech?
Ziaurrahman: I did not give any speech, just interacted with the media.
SIT: What did you talk to Zafar Ali at 1 minute at 10 pm on 23 November?
Ziaurrahman: I don’t remember!
SIT: After two and a half hours, did you talk to Zafar Ali again on a WhatsApp call at 32 minutes? Was there a long conversation, would you remember it? Jia ur Rahman showing screenshots of WhatsApp call.
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Ziaurrahman: Yes, Zafar Ali had told that the team will come to the survey in the morning, in such a situation, I had said that I am outside, get all the survey done peacefully.
SIT: Then what was the conversation at 10 to 1 minute?
Ziaurrahman: At that time Zafar Ali had asked that I have said, so I had told that I am outside and said that I will call in a while !!
SIT: But Zafar Ali has said in a statement to the police that you told him to gather a crowd and do not be surveyed on any price?
Ziaurrahman: I didn’t say anything like this… and I did not gather any crowd
SIT: So who gathered the crowd ??
Ziaurrahman: I do not know. I was outside the state that day.
SIT: Did you say on 24 November?
Ziaurrahman: Ziaurrahman: I was an out of state.
SIT: Where out of state
Ziaurrahman: Was in Bengaluru, went to an event.
SIT: But in the police custody, many accused have made a statement that you were in the care and talking on the phone with them.
Ziaurrahman: No, I was in Bangalore and I am an MP, whoever comes to call, I get up.
SIT: Apart from Zafar Ali, many accused in the arrest have made a statement that you pressurized to gather crowds and stop the survey?
Ziaurrahman: No, there is nothing like this, I had appealed for reverse peace, I had also appealed for peace on social media too.
SIT: If you were appealing for peace, then why did your Zafar Ali hold a press conference to provoke the people?
Ziaurrahman: I did not ask Zafar Ali to hold a press conference. He held a press conference with you.
SIT: But before the press conference, Zafar Ali had talked to you and shared the video of his press conference to you
Ziaurrahman: I did not ask Zafar Ali to hold a press conference and he sent the video himself which the media recorded. Neither I spoke for the press conference nor asked for a video.
SIT: Who did you talk to between 7 am and 10 am on November 24 ??
Ziaurrahman: I don’t remember
SIT: Was talk to Zafar Ali ??
Ziaurrahman: You have asked this question and I have answered.
SIT: Suhail Iqbal told the crowd to run on 24 November, Jiaurrahman Burke is with us, we are with you, will not let anything happen, fulfill your plans
Ziaurrahman: I did not say anything to Suhail !!
SIT: Did you talk to Suhail Iqbal on 23 November and 24 November?
Ziaurrahman: I don’t remember properly.
SIT: How do you know Zafar Ali ??
Ziaurrahman: Zafar Ali is the Sadar of Shahi Jama Masjid, because the family is connected to the society, so Zafar Ali keeps coming to the elders of the family…
SIT: What is your identity?
Ziaurrahman: Jama Masjid Committee is a lawyer, it is just a life identity.
SIT: What is the identity of Suhail Iqbal?
Ziaurrahman: Honorable is the son of MLA.
Let me tell you that Sadar Zafar Ali of Shahi Jama Masjid has also been arrested by the police in the violence case in Sambhal. In the context of the case diary filed in his case, it has been claimed that Sambhal MP had talked to Zafar Ali about the survey.