No Religious Prayers In Open Without Permission: Haryana Chief Minister

People of all faiths hold prayers at designated religious places like temples, mosques, gurdwaras and churches and permissions are given for all big festivals and programmes in open, Mr Khattar said.

No member of any community should hold religious prayers in public places, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar told the state assembly on Tuesday amid objections by several Hindu groups to Friday prayers by Muslims in open in Gurugram.

People of all faiths hold prayers at designated religious places like temples, mosques, gurdwaras and churches and permissions are given for all big festivals and programmes in open, Mr Khattar said, in response to Nuh Congress MLA Aftab Ahmed raising the issue of objection by Hindu groups during Zero Hour in the House.

“But by displaying a show of strength which provokes sentiments of another community is not appropriate,” Mr Khattar said as Mr Ahmed raised the issue.

It was for the second time that the matter figured during the winter session of the Haryana assembly, which began on Friday.