Friday Namaz in Gurgaon Disrupted at 10 Locations by Right-Wing Outfits
There were disruptions to namaz at Wazirabad, Atul Kataria Chowk, Cyber Park, Bakhtawar Chowk and at South City, the police said.
Gurgaon, May 4: Right-wing organisations today disrupted namaz at several places here today, police said. Police said they were present at the namaz sites and prevented any violence from taking place.
Hindutva organisations have been trying to stop Friday prayers in Gurgaon over the last two weeks alleging that some people were trying to grab land in a bid to merge it with a mosque.
There were disruptions to namaz at Wazirabad, Atul Kataria Chowk, Cyber Park, Bakhtawar Chowk and at South City, the police said.
Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, Hindu Kranti Dal, Gau Rakshak Dal and Shiv Sena arrived at the spots where people had assembled to offer Friday prayers.
Ritu Raj, a member of a Hindutva organisation, claimed that they organised a havan at Wazirabad to stop the namaz.
They allegedly shouted slogans like Jai Shri Ram and Radhe Radhe to disrupt the namaz. The Gurgaon Police spokesperson, Ravindra Kumar, said they received no complaint from any side. He said police will take further action once they receive a complaint.
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