Reacting to the protests against namaz being offered in the open in Haryana’s Gurugram, Asaduddin Owaisi took to Twitter on Friday and stated that it was a case of “plain hatred towards Muslims”.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi said that the protests were a perfect example of “how radicalised these ‘protesters’ have become”. He asked, “How’s practising my faith or offering jumah namaz once a week for 15-20 minutes hurting anyone?”
Protests against Friday namaz in #Gurgaon are a perfect case of how radicalised these “protesters” have become. It’s plain hatred towards Muslims. How’s practising my faith or offering Jumah namaz once a week for 15-20 mins hurting anyone? @AJEnglishhttps://t.co/ZekLPbJZmb
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) November 5, 2021
For a few months now, various Hindu outfits and some locals have been protesting against the offering of namaz in open spaces in Gurugram. On many occasions, there have been attempts to disrupt the Friday prayers, leading to protest being detained.
In 2018, the district administration had designated 37 sites in the city for Muslims to offer Friday namaz after consultation with the Hindu and Muslim communities.However, the protesters have been objecting to this.
After the permission was revoked at eight sites, Hindu group Sanyukt Hindu Sangarsh Samiti conducted Govardhan Puja and Annkoot Puja on what used to be a designated namaz site in Sector 12 of Gurugram on Friday.
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Meanwhile, the district administration officials have constituted a high-power committee to identify places for namaz in the area.
In a release issued by the district administration, it has been mentioned that the authorities will “ensure the local residents don’t face any problem due to the practice”.
Yash Garg, deputy commissioner in Gurugram, was quoted in a Hindustan Times report as saying that all the stakeholders are being actively engaged to resolve the matter peacefully.
