Gurgaon Namaz Protest

Amid a row in BJP-ruled Haryana over namaz on government land, the centre on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that it "has not issued any guidelines to states regarding use of open government land for various religious activities".

A group of right-wing activists and locals today again stopped Muslims from offering namaz at a designated open site in Gurgaon despite heavy police presence on the ground. Around six people were detained and five of them were let of after questionin

Opposition to namaz at open spaces in Haryana's Gurgaon reared its ugly head again today, after members affiliated with Hindu groups occupied a site in Sector 12A to stop Muslims from praying.

Muslims offering namaz (or daily prayers) in a Gurgaon locality were again faced with crowds of protesters - many reportedly from right-wing groups - shouting slogans against the prayers and holding up placards.

The conflict over offering namaz in Gurugram may have been triggered off by the use of public spaces with the alleged intention of encroaching on land near mosques, but going by the list of demands put forth by the Sanyukt Hindu Sangharsh Samiti, their protest goes well beyond civic issues, and targets the economic and social activities of Muslims ...

Amid a row in BJP-ruled Haryana over namaz on government land, the centre on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that it "has not issued any guidelines to states regarding use of open government land for various religious activities".

A group of right-wing activists and locals today again stopped Muslims from offering namaz at a designated open site in Gurgaon despite heavy police presence on the ground. Around six people were detained and five of them were let of after questionin

Opposition to namaz at open spaces in Haryana's Gurgaon reared its ugly head again today, after members affiliated with Hindu groups occupied a site in Sector 12A to stop Muslims from praying.

Muslims offering namaz (or daily prayers) in a Gurgaon locality were again faced with crowds of protesters - many reportedly from right-wing groups - shouting slogans against the prayers and holding up placards.

The conflict over offering namaz in Gurugram may have been triggered off by the use of public spaces with the alleged intention of encroaching on land near mosques, but going by the list of demands put forth by the Sanyukt Hindu Sangharsh Samiti, their protest goes well beyond civic issues, and targets the economic and social activities of Muslims ...