Row Over Namaz In Gurgaon Once more, Praying Muslims Face Jai Shri Ram Chants
After protests in 2018, an inventory of 37 “designated” websites used to be drawn up according to talks (Document)
New Delhi:
Muslims providing namaz at a delegated open web site in Gurgaon’s Sector 37 have been interrupted as soon as once more via right-wing Hindu teams, with tensions mounting as they carried out a ‘prayer’ that claimed to commemorate the 26/11 terror assaults.
The collected Muslims first of all had deliberate to go away with out praying, however then round 25 determined to move forward. They prayed to shouts of ‘Jai Shri Ram‘ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ from not up to 30 metres.
150 policemen have been provide scene however most effective 30 stood between the 2 teams.
The instant the 20-minute namaz ended, two males from the Hindu staff crossed the gap to assert the distance. The Muslim group contributors determined to go away the web site peacefully.
Muslims may even now not pray at gurdwaras within the town as of late.
Town’s Gurdwara Singh Sabha Committee stated house would now not be presented as a result of Muslims had “now not sought house for namaz“, however underlined its get to the bottom of to face with the minority group.
Then again, anti-Muslim posters out of doors one gurdwara have raised questions on power from right-wing teams, a few of whom had previous unfold cow dung over a namaz web site.
At Gurgaon’s Sector 37 – some other namaz prayer web site – a ‘havan’ used to be carried out, for the 26/11 assaults
Ultimate week – in a display of team spirit hailed via many – the gurudwara committee presented to open its doorways to Muslims so they may be offering namaz in peace. “(that is) ‘guru ghar’… open for all communities with out a discrimination…” the top of a gurdwara in Gurgaon’s Sadar Bazar stated.
Two days later, although, the committee backtracked on that provide. A spokesperson used to be quoted via information company ANI as pronouncing “Muslims themselves refused to supply namaz to steer clear of any struggle”.
Muslims in Gurgaon were stopped from providing weekly prayers for a couple of months, with some citizens – boosted, reportedly, via right-wing teams – slamming spiritual presentations in public.
Two weeks in the past tensions flared within the town’s Sector 12A house, the place folks reportedly affiliated with Hindu teams occupied the land and claimed to be creating a volleyball courtroom.
Visuals confirmed the sitting round on plastic chairs consuming nuts. “We can now not permit namaz, it doesn’t matter what…” Veer Yadav, a type of on the web site, stated.
Within reach, rows of cow dung desserts unfold around the floor remaining week – after some folks held a “puja” that integrated spreading the dung over the namaz prayer spot – stay untouched.
Cow dung used to be unfold out at the web site – the place namaz were presented – after a puja
Once more, Muslim teams, somewhat than exacerbate issues, stated they wouldn’t be offering prayers.
The Sector 12A web site is considered one of 29 websites (it was once 37 earlier than native government withdrew permission for 8 and warned of “objections”) put aside for the be offering of namaz after an settlement between Hindus and Muslims following identical clashes in 2018.
The Sector 12A web site used to be additionally the place 30 folks have been detained via police all over previous weeks.
When the protests first made headlines Haryana Leader Minister ML Khattar stated everybody had a appropriate to hope, however he additionally issued a caveat, pronouncing “the ones providing prayers must now not block street visitors”.
The namaz row additionally reared its unpleasant head in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad remaining week, after contributors of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad carried out a “purification ritual” at a lawn in a residential house.
Police stated no case were filed as a result of no person had filed a grievance.
