GURUGRAM: Various right-wing organisations under the banner of ‘Sanyukt Hindu Sangharsh Samiti’ (joint Hindu conflict committee) came out on the streets on Monday demanding ban on offering ‘namaz’ in grounds without permission.
On April 20, a group of men allegedly disrupted the Muslim prayers ‘namaz’ at the Sector 53 in Wazirabad village with chants of “Jai Sri Ram” and “Radhey Radhey”.
A video of the incident had gone viral and six youths were arrested after an FIR was filed against Arun, Manish, Deepak, Mohit, Ravinder and Monu on charges of hurting religious feelings, disturbing religious worship, and criminal intimidation under the Indian Penal Code in this connection.
Though all the six accused were granted bail on Sunday on technical grounds, the Samiti demanded the cancellation of an FIR registered against them.
Mahavir Bhardwaj, who led the protest told the gathering, “We are not against any religion or the right to pray. There are designated places for everything. Using open grounds and areas for a gathering of hundreds of people every week without permission is illegal and an attempt to encroach on vacant places. Without permission, no prayer meetings should be allowed.”
He also emphasised the need to identify if they are “locals or illegal migrants from Bangladesh, or Rohingya refugees among the Muslims”.
