Gurugram Cancels Permission for Namaz at 8 Sites After Locals, RWAs Object
3 years, 1 month ago

Gurugram Cancels Permission for Namaz at 8 Sites After Locals, RWAs Object

The Quint  

A committee has been set up by Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner Yash Garg, in order to identify locations where namaz can be offered. “The committee will ensure that namaz is not offered on any road, crossing or a public place. Namaz can be offered at any mosque, Eidgah or a private/designated place,” the police statement said, as per The Indian Express. The decision comes after a slew of protests by members of Hindu nationalist groups against the offering of the prayers at public places.

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As Gurugram simmers, Muslims offers Friday namaz indoors
1 year, 4 months ago

As Gurugram simmers, Muslims offers Friday namaz indoors

Hindustan Times  

Friday prayers across Gurugram were largely offered by Muslims inside their homes or workplaces, as they stayed away from mosques and public spaces amid heightened tensions in the city rocked by communal violence earlier this week. All six public spaces authorised for namaz in Gurugram were deserted on Friday, after the city’s Muslim council appealed to devotees a day ago …

Haryana violence: No Friday prayers in Gurugram mosques, says Muslim council
1 year, 4 months ago

Haryana violence: No Friday prayers in Gurugram mosques, says Muslim council

Hindustan Times  

The Muslim council in Gurugram on Thursday appealed to the faithful to not offer namaz in mosques and open areas on Friday, in a bid to avoid any untoward incident in the wake of the Nuh violence. Muslim Ekta Manch President Haji Sajjad Khan said Friday prayers will not be offered in the open in Gurugram. Altaf Ahmad, spokesperson, Gurgaon …

Right-wing group calls for ban on namaz in open spaces in Gurugram
1 year, 4 months ago

Right-wing group calls for ban on namaz in open spaces in Gurugram

The Hindu  

Even as parts of Gurugram remained on edge amid communal violence, members of a right-wing Hindu outfit on Wednesday sought a complete ban on namaz being offered in open spaces from August 11. In a meeting with Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Nishant Yadav, members of Samagra Hindu Seva Sangh, Haryana, demanded that the permission given to the Muslim community to offer …

Gurugram: Bajrang Dal resists Muslims offering namaz in open
2 years ago

Gurugram: Bajrang Dal resists Muslims offering namaz in open

Op India  

The issue of namaz in public places has returned again after several months. On 23rd December 2022, a group of Muslims in Gurugram sparked controversy as they started offering namaz in public places. However, soon some Bajrang Dal activists reached the spot, and then protested against offering namaz in the open spaces. Bajrang Dal activists said, “In all, six prayers …

Hindu activists allegedly ‘insult’ Muslims for offering namaz on road in U.P.
2 years, 3 months ago

Hindu activists allegedly ‘insult’ Muslims for offering namaz on road in U.P.

The Hindu  

A group of Muslim men from West Bengal, on their way to Rajasthan in a bus, were allegedly insulted by a group of alleged Hindu right-wing activists for offering namaz on road in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur on the Delhi-Lucknow National Highway. The incident came to light when a video went viral on social media with a group of visibly scared …

FIR against 150 in Agra for offering namaaz on road
2 years, 8 months ago

FIR against 150 in Agra for offering namaaz on road

India Today  

Over 150 people have been booked in Agra for offering namaaz on the road in front of a mosque without permission from the police. Devotees had permission to offer namaaz at the Imli Wali Masjid on Sarojini Naidu Medical College Road for five days between 9 pm and 11 pm. However, this year, after Hindu organizations objected to the prayers …

Gurugram Namaz Issue : Hindu Sena Leader Seeks To Intervene In Contempt Plea Before Supreme Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Gurugram Namaz Issue : Hindu Sena Leader Seeks To Intervene In Contempt Plea Before Supreme Court

Live Law  

Surjit Singh Yadav, Vice President of Hindu Sena, has approached the Supreme Court seeking intervention to oppose the petition seeking contempt action against officers of State of Haryana for their alleged inaction against the disruptions of namaz prayers in plots in Gurugram.Yadav who also claims to be a farmer and social worker has also sought relief for directing the petitioners …

Gurugram namaz controversy reaches SC, former MP Mohammad Adeeb demands contempt proceedings against Haryana CS, DGP: Details
3 years ago

Gurugram namaz controversy reaches SC, former MP Mohammad Adeeb demands contempt proceedings against Haryana CS, DGP: Details

Op India  

In the face of popular protest against Namaz at open places at Gurugram in Haryana, a Muslim outfit, Gurgaon Muslim Council headed by a former MP has approached the Supreme Court. The petitioner claimed that as early as April 2021, people coming to offer Namaz at 37 designated spaces at Gurugram are targeted with malicious and hateful campaigns at the …

Gurugram namaz row reaches Supreme Court, contempt plea filed against Haryana top officers
3 years ago

Gurugram namaz row reaches Supreme Court, contempt plea filed against Haryana top officers

India Today  

Former Rajya Sabha MP Mohammad Adeeb has moved the Supreme Court with a contempt plea against top officers of the Haryana government over the Gurugram namaz controversy. Adeeb alleged that the Haryana police and civil administration failed to take action against those who prevented Muslims from offering namaz on public grounds. Adeeb, a former Bahujan Samaj Party member, alleged that …

'Offering namaz in open won't be tolerated': Haryana CM on dispute over Friday prayers in Gurgaon
3 years ago

'Offering namaz in open won't be tolerated': Haryana CM on dispute over Friday prayers in Gurgaon

Firstpost  

He also said the district administration’s prior decision to reserve some spots for holding prayers in open spaces has been withdrawn and the state government will now work out an amicable solution to the issue Chandigarh: With several Hindu outfits objecting to Friday prayers being offered in open spaces in Gurgaon, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the practice …

'Namaz in open spaces won't be allowed in Gurugram': ML Khattar
3 years ago

'Namaz in open spaces won't be allowed in Gurugram': ML Khattar

Op India  

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has categorically stated on Friday that Namaz in open spaces will not be tolerated in his state. There will be new talks to find a solution,” said Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, announcing that his government has withdrawn the previous circular that mentioned some designated sites to offer Friday prayers. Hindu Sangharsh Samiti president …

Deadline for namaz in open over: Hindu groups
3 years ago

Deadline for namaz in open over: Hindu groups

The Hindu  

Sanyukt Hindu Sangharsh Samiti, a conglomerate of 22 local units of Hindu outfits, on Friday said the month-long deadline for allowing Friday prayers in open spaces in Gurugram had ended and it would not be allowed from December 10. Samiti’s president Mahavir Bhardwaj, in an interaction with media persons, said that December 4 deadline for offering Friday prayer at public …

Despite nod, no Friday prayers offered at Gurugram Gurdwaras on Gurupurab
3 years, 1 month ago

Despite nod, no Friday prayers offered at Gurugram Gurdwaras on Gurupurab

Hindustan Times  

A day after the Gurudwara Singh Sabha Committee of Gurugram announced that it was opening its doors to the Muslim community for them to offer Friday Namaz at its premises, Friday prayers were not offered at any Gurudwara in the Millennium city. The Committee in a statement on Friday stated that due to the Gurupurab celebrations, Muslims themselves refused to …

Targeting namaz: Hindu right wing outfits obstruct Muslim worshippers in Gurugram
3 years, 1 month ago

Targeting namaz: Hindu right wing outfits obstruct Muslim worshippers in Gurugram

The Hindu  

ON November 5, the Sanyukta Hindu Sangharsh Samiti, a body of 21 Hindu outfits claiming to uphold the interests of local Hindus, held Govardhan puja in Gurugram, the satellite township on the outskirts of Delhi, at the exact spot in Sector 12 where members of the Muslim community had offered Friday prayers a week earlier. Narsinghanand could not make it …

'Plain hatred towards Muslims': AIMIM chief Owaisi on protests against namaz in Gurugram
3 years, 1 month ago

'Plain hatred towards Muslims': AIMIM chief Owaisi on protests against namaz in Gurugram

India TV News  

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. Reacting sharply, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that it was a case of "plain hatred towards …

Muslims barred from Friday prayer sites in India’s Gurgaon
3 years, 1 month ago

Muslims barred from Friday prayer sites in India’s Gurgaon

Al Jazeera  

Hindu right-wing groups hold religious event at a public ground where the city’s Muslims usually offer prayers every week. An umbrella group of Hindu groups, called the Sanyukt Hindu Sangharsh Samiti, even issued an “ultimatum” to the authorities, saying they would stop Muslim prayers themselves if the Gurugram administration fails to do so. In a press statement shared with Al …

Gurugram administration cancels permission for eight 'namaz' sites
3 years, 1 month ago

Gurugram administration cancels permission for eight 'namaz' sites

India TV News  

Gurugram administration on Tuesday withdrew permission to offer namaz at eight out of 37 designated sites. These eight sites include Bengali Basti in Sector 49, V Block of DLF Phase-3, Surat Nagar Phase-1, outskirts of Kherki Majra village, outskirts of Daulatabad village near Dwarka Expressway, near Ramgarh village in Sector 68, near DLF Square Tower and from Rampur village to …

Gurugram Cancels Permission for Namaz at 8 Sites After Locals, RWAs Object
3 years, 1 month ago

Gurugram Cancels Permission for Namaz at 8 Sites After Locals, RWAs Object

The Quint  

A committee has been set up by Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner Yash Garg, in order to identify locations where namaz can be offered. “The committee will ensure that namaz is not offered on any road, crossing or a public place. Namaz can be offered at any mosque, Eidgah or a private/designated place,” the police statement said, as per The Indian Express. …

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