‘Namaz in the open will stop soon’: VHP
The Hindu
Local administration has sought three weeks to stop the practice, says VHP leader
Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Surender Jain claimed on Friday that the local administration had agreed that offering of namaz in the open was illegal and promised to gradually put an end to the practice in the next few weeks.
He was speaking to media persons on the sidelines of “Govardhan Puja” held at Sector 12A by Hindu right-wing groups in protest against the offering of Jumma Namaz at the site. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kapil Mishra and Surajpal Ammu were also present.
Muslim community representative Altaf Ahmad said community members decided not to hold namaz at three sites — Sector 12, Sector 47 and Sector 18 — in view of the “Govardhan Puja” programme and as advised by the police. The namaz was peacefully held in the remaining designated sites, but Mr. Ahmad claimed that “there was a lot of fear, and Muslims were careful not to have any sort of confrontation with vigilante groups”.
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