The Hindu outfit has stated that since the opening of the mall, it has been allegedly said that 'love jihad' is promoted there. It noted that 80 per cent of the employees hired in the mall belonged to the Muslim community.
Violence is remembered by dates and cities, but Friday is becoming the day which reminds of riots, stone pelting and arson. Is the Friday prayer being made a day of experimentation to tarnish the international image of the country?#MuslimProtest #kurukshetra #IndiaTV
The day of worship is turning into a date of stone pelting. Today how many cities should I count Prayagraj, Delhi, Saharanpur, Ranchi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Howrah, Lucknow, Parbhani. First there were demonstrations, then there were hate slogans, then stones came, then there was a fire and even at this time such pictures are coming from all over the country. The names of the cities are changing, the pictures are the same.#MuslimProtest #NupurSharma #IndiaTV
The incident was reported in Sri Varshney College following which Professor SR Khalid was on Tuesday sent on one month's compulsory leave.
Superintending archaeologist, ASI, Agra Circle Raj Kumar Patel said there is a Supreme Court order that prohibits people from offering of namaz inside Taj premises on all days except Friday.
Several Muslim clerics in Uttar Pradesh have made an appeal to Muslims to offer namaz at mosques in the locality and avoid public places.
A memorandum demanding action was submitted to the varsity by the Hindu Jagran Manch after a video clip surfaced.
Islamic Centre of India said since Holi, Shab-e-Barat and Friday prayers are on the same day, all efforts should be made to ensure peace and order in keeping with the composite culture of the country.
Interacting with members of the Indian Women's Press Corp, Manohar Lal Khattar said that it is inappropriate to hold prayers in public places, but Namaz should remain namaz and not become a show of strength.
Several videos on the clash, which are said to be shot in Udyog Vihar, also show police arriving at the venue and holdings talks with the two groups.
The move has drawn a sharp reaction from a right-wing outfit, who accused him of "instigating" people and warned against prayers in the open on Friday. The petition has been filed by Mohammed Adeeb, also a resident of Gurugram.
With several Hindu outfits objecting to Friday prayers being offered in open spaces in Gurgaon, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar recently said that the practice of offering 'namaz' in the open "will not be tolerated".
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has temporarily suspended public namaz on Friday amidst the protests. All previous sanctions given for public prayers stood nullified and the state government will now work out an "amicable solution that will uphold all rights and ensure no encroachment or exploitation", according to a statement quoting the Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister said categorically, "We have no issues anybody practising religion at their religious places but use of open spaces is not acceptable."
The Gurugram Police detained around 10 people for trying to disrupt Friday Namaz at Sector-37, an industrial area in Gurugram.
Many members of Hindu organisations had gathered at the ground in Sector-37, at around 11 a.m., and performed "Hawan" and "Aarti".
BJP leader and former education minister Vasudev Devnani has objected to the letter written by Kishanpole MLA of the Congress, Amin Kagzi, alleging that he is "making efforts to spread religious enmity".
The Committee in a statement on Friday stated that due to the Gurupurab celebrations, Muslims themselves refused to offer Friday Namaz to avoid any conflict.
As per an official statement from the district administration, the permission was canceled after an objection from local people and RWA.
After the Gurugram administration withdrew permission for namaz at eight of the 37 designated sites in the city, Hindu group Sanyukt Hindu Sangarsh Samiti on Friday conducted Govardhan Puja on what used to be a designated namaz site in Sector 12. How true are the claims of Muslims not being allowed to offer namaz in India? Watch Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma.
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