Kolkata (West Bengal) [India]: Several people who arrived to offer Friday prayers at a mosque in West Bengal were seen wearing black armbands today, following a call for a peaceful protest by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Siddiqullah Chowdhury after access to the Bankra mosque, located on the Kolkata airport premises, was stopped citing security concerns.
Security has been heavily deployed near the Bankra mosque in view of the call for a peaceful protest by Chowdhury. The restrictions on the mosque, situated within the high-security airport zone, have sparked significant backlash.