A group of practicing advocates, civil society organisations, and political representatives have condemned the November 21 incident at Ideal College of Arts, Science & Commerce and Pharmacy Department in Kalyan, where Muslim students were allegedly humiliated for offering a brief namaz (prayer) inside a classroom.
The letter addressed to the principal of the college said that the videos circulating online show the students being compelled to hold their ears and apologise before a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
According to the legal notice issued on Tuesday (November 25, 2025), members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad unlawfully entered the campus and confronted the students, turning an internal matter into a public spectacle.
The notice, signed by advocate Faiyaz Alam Shaikh, a practicing advocate at the Bombay High Court, along with advocate Ateeque Ahmed Khan, General Secretary of AIMIM Maharashtra, and advocate Nafees Khan, called the incident “a direct violation of constitutional rights and an attack on religious freedom.”
Other signatories include Engineer Tanveer Usmani, Dr. Kashif, Ashna Shaikh (law student and teacher), and organisations such as Govandi New Sangam Welfare Society and Govandi Citizens Welfare Forum.
