Furfura Sharif cleric kicks off controversy with remarks on attacks in Bangladesh

In a video of a religious gathering, Furfura Sharif cleric Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui could be heard saying those who placed Quran in Durga Puja pandal in Bangladesh should be beheaded.

Furfura Sharif cleric and Indian Secular Front (ISF) founder Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui stoked controversy by saying those who placed Quran in Durga Puja pandal in Bangladesh should be "beheaded".

In the video, Abbas Siddiqui could be seen speaking in Bangla that throats should be slit of those who placed Quran near the feet of Lord Hanuman in Durga Puja pandal in Bangladesh. Siddiqui made this statement during a religious program in North 24 Parganas on Friday.