Gurugram: Marked after consecutive weeks of protests hymn recitation against Prayer In the open in Sector 47, a group of people gathered on Friday about 50 meters from the spot where the prayers were being offered – this time in Sector 12 – and chanted “Jai Shri Ram” and “Bharat Mata ki Jai”. Slogans.
As in previous weeks, heavy police force was deployed and police deployed themselves between prayer meetings and protesters to prevent escalation of tension. Controversy broke out over the protesters being stopped from approaching the congregation.
Later, backed by the protesters, Kamlesh Saini, a resident of Rajiv Nagar (Sector 13), filed a police complaint alleging that the people who offer prayers at the site are not locals and asked the police to check their identity cards. needed. ACP (Old City) Ashok Kumar said the complaint has been sent to the administration.
Kulbhushan Bharadwaj, a former BJP Gurugram head of state ProtestSaid that some residents are not happy with offering Namaz in open areas. “In the coming weeks, we will be protesting again in different parts of the city,” he said.
Gurugram Nagrik Ekta Manch member Altaf Ahmed, who had earlier petitioned the administration to take action against attempts to disrupt the prayers, said the protesters went very close to the Sector 12 prayer site and raised slogans during the prayers. “Their real issue is not open prayer. They intend to create hatred in the society,” he alleged.
Due to the facility, people gathered in open areas for prayers in different parts of the city, he said. “They usually gather in small groups, pray and then go back to work. Many organizations also allocate space for Friday prayers. It takes just 15-20 minutes,” said Ahmed, adding that traveling 2-4 km to offer namaz during working hours and then return is not convenient.
ACP (Sadar) Aman Yadav said that meanwhile in Sector 47 Namaz was offered peacefully and without any disturbance on this Friday. Protests in the area were called off earlier this week after the local RWA chief met the Deputy Commissioner of Gurugram.
The city had first seen protests and protests of Namaz in open areas in 2018. At that time, Namaz was offered in 106 places in the open. Following the protest, the administration held several meetings with people from both the communities and designated 37 places for offering prayers. Muslim Ekta Manch member Shahzad Khan, who was on the committee that identified places to offer prayers, said the city had a large Muslim migrant population, but only 13 mosques.
“At that time the idea was to make places for prayers on government land away from residential areas, in different parts of the city. We had identified 37 regions, some of which were later changed to other locations. One such area was shifted to Sector 12,” Khan said. “We don’t want any conflict and are ready to move if we are offered an alternate place,” he said.
Stating that religion should not be a ’cause of conflict’, Gurugram district BJP president Gargi Kakkar said, “The administration had designated some places for offering prayers, but if the residents of the area have any problem, a A peaceful solution should be found.” Asked whether the protesters were associated with the party, he said the BJP members were also residents of the city. Also, he said, the party was not involved in the protests.
Union minister Krishan Pal Gurjar, who represents Faridabad in the Lok Sabha and was in the city on Friday, was also asked about the protests and the participation of BJP members. “No one should take the law into their own hands. The law is the same for all.”
As in previous weeks, heavy police force was deployed and police deployed themselves between prayer meetings and protesters to prevent escalation of tension. Controversy broke out over the protesters being stopped from approaching the congregation.
Later, backed by the protesters, Kamlesh Saini, a resident of Rajiv Nagar (Sector 13), filed a police complaint alleging that the people who offer prayers at the site are not locals and asked the police to check their identity cards. needed. ACP (Old City) Ashok Kumar said the complaint has been sent to the administration.
Kulbhushan Bharadwaj, a former BJP Gurugram head of state ProtestSaid that some residents are not happy with offering Namaz in open areas. “In the coming weeks, we will be protesting again in different parts of the city,” he said.
Gurugram Nagrik Ekta Manch member Altaf Ahmed, who had earlier petitioned the administration to take action against attempts to disrupt the prayers, said the protesters went very close to the Sector 12 prayer site and raised slogans during the prayers. “Their real issue is not open prayer. They intend to create hatred in the society,” he alleged.
Due to the facility, people gathered in open areas for prayers in different parts of the city, he said. “They usually gather in small groups, pray and then go back to work. Many organizations also allocate space for Friday prayers. It takes just 15-20 minutes,” said Ahmed, adding that traveling 2-4 km to offer namaz during working hours and then return is not convenient.
ACP (Sadar) Aman Yadav said that meanwhile in Sector 47 Namaz was offered peacefully and without any disturbance on this Friday. Protests in the area were called off earlier this week after the local RWA chief met the Deputy Commissioner of Gurugram.
The city had first seen protests and protests of Namaz in open areas in 2018. At that time, Namaz was offered in 106 places in the open. Following the protest, the administration held several meetings with people from both the communities and designated 37 places for offering prayers. Muslim Ekta Manch member Shahzad Khan, who was on the committee that identified places to offer prayers, said the city had a large Muslim migrant population, but only 13 mosques.
“At that time the idea was to make places for prayers on government land away from residential areas, in different parts of the city. We had identified 37 regions, some of which were later changed to other locations. One such area was shifted to Sector 12,” Khan said. “We don’t want any conflict and are ready to move if we are offered an alternate place,” he said.
Stating that religion should not be a ’cause of conflict’, Gurugram district BJP president Gargi Kakkar said, “The administration had designated some places for offering prayers, but if the residents of the area have any problem, a A peaceful solution should be found.” Asked whether the protesters were associated with the party, he said the BJP members were also residents of the city. Also, he said, the party was not involved in the protests.
Union minister Krishan Pal Gurjar, who represents Faridabad in the Lok Sabha and was in the city on Friday, was also asked about the protests and the participation of BJP members. “No one should take the law into their own hands. The law is the same for all.”
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