Muslim forum demands fresh probe into various blasts

Lucknow, Feb 19 (PTI) All India Muslim Majlis todaydemanded fresh investigation into Mecca Masjid, SamjhautaExpress and Malegaon blasts in the wake of statement given bySwami Aseemanand.

"Swami Aseemanand in his statement given before thecourt on December 18 has revealed some names which had madeclear that Muslims arrested in these blasts were innocent,"president of the organisation, Yusuf Habeen told reporters.

"A judicial court of inquiry should be constituted forfresh probe into these incidents," he said.

Despite revelations made by Aseemanand, innocentMuslim youths were still behind the bars and cases againstthem were not withdrawn, Habeen claimed.

The Muslim leader also supported the appointment ofMaulana Gulam Vastanvi as the Vice-Chancellor of Darul UloomDeoband, saying those spreading politics in the seminaryshould be controlled.

He alleged that politics was being done againstVastanvi and students were being used.