Security was tightened in Dhar as devotees visited Bhojshala, while caveat petitions were filed in the Supreme Court amid possible legal challenge.
The Minority Affairs Minister said that airlines wanted to increase the airfare by USD 500 but the government negotiated with them and brought the hike down to USD 100.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday blamed the Congress as among those responsible for the 1947 Partition, saying it was wrong to hold Muslims responsible and citing the country's first Education Minister, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's, book India Wins Freedom.
AIMIM has gone solo in Bengal after ending its AJUP alliance, with Owaisi framing the move as a push for independent minority leadership ahead of a high-stakes election.
AIMIM has withdrawn its alliance with Humayun Kabir and decided to contest the West Bengal Assembly elections alone, signalling a sharper push for independent political positioning in the state.
Owaisi added that to achieve stability in South Asia, Pakistan needs to stop its Takfiri terrorist groups.
Owaisi is part of the Jay Panda-led group that will visit UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, and Denmark.
Owaisi, who had earlier expressed his annoyance after being left out of the All Party Meeting by the Centre, was later invited to join the meeting by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Kishan Reddy, who is also the BJP’s Telangana unit President, along with party MPs, MLAs and other leaders, staged the protest at Ambedkar statue near Tank Bund in the heart of the city.
The meeting will be held at the AIMIM headquarters in Darussalam between 7 pm and 10 pm, and will be led by AIMPLB President Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani.
