Indian Secular Front candidate from the Mothabari assembly seat, Malda, West Bengal, Maulana Muhammad Shahjahan Ali Qadri, files his nomination at the DM Office while in police custody. On being arrested in the Kaliachak incident in Malda, Maulana Muhammad Shahjahan Ali Qadri says, ” …The world is watching. Falsehood will be defeated. Truth will prevail… What else could I do? This is Allah’s command…”
Maulana Muhammad Shahjahan Ali Qadri was arrested along with 17 others including his two sons, on charges of disturbing peace, obstructing government staff from discharging duty, destroying public property, among other charges. in connection with a violent mob agitation the night before that held seven judicial officers hostage for eight hours in West Bengal’s Malda
