# Maulana Rashidi condemns violent Kanwariyas, claims 70-75% use intoxicants 2026-08-07T05:46:33+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet All India Imam Association president Maulana Sajid Rashidi has condemned Kanwariyas accused of drinking, attacking police, damaging a school van and stopping an ambulance. Siasat.com reports that Rashidi said such people could not be called devotees of Lord Shiva, while stressing that his remarks did not apply to all Kanwariyas. He claimed, without presenting evidence, that 70-75 per cent of them engage in intoxication and violence. Rashidi also criticised religious activities that disrupt roads and referred to a video he said showed a Kanwariya offering a cigarette to a Lord Ram statue. Rashidi separately said former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina should be handed over to Bangladesh, where its people should decide her future. These comments were also reported by Siasat.com. ## Coverage - siasat.com Tags: Kanwariyas, public order, religion, Sajid Rashidi, Sheikh Hasina Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/maulana-rashidi-condemns-violent-kanwariyas-claims-70-75-use-intoxicants/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/maulana-rashidi-condemns-violent-kanwariyas-claims-70-75-use-intoxicants/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.