New Delhi, December 25, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Gurgaon namaz row refuses to die down. A mob associated with a Hindu nationalist group stormed a site of namaz at Shyam Chowk in Gurgaon in an attempt to disrupt congregational prayers on Friday only to be turned back by the police.

Videos surfaced on the social media show some men, said to be associated with a group styled as Sanyukt Hindu Sangharsh Samiti, roaming on the road close to the namaz site in police presence. The policemen were deployed at the site to maintain vigil so that no untoward incident takes place while the namaz is on.

Reports said the namaz was organised in Leisure Valley of Sector 29 with worshippers fully observing social distancing norm.

On December 10, during his visit to Gurgaon, Haryana Chief Minister Khattar had said that offering namaz in the open “will not be tolerated”. He, however, assured that an amicable solution to the matter would be found with a fresh approach.

The chief minister had disclosed that his government had withdrawn the permission to offer Friday prayers at certain designated sites. Offering public prayers, he said was leading to clashes which should not happen.

For the last three months, Hindutva groups have been attacking Muslims who congregate for namaz in open sites in Gurgaon. The police are accused of looking the other way while the Hindutva mob carried out their disruptive activities.

Meanwhile, Muslim Ekta Manch spokesperson Altaf Ahmad said the motive of the Samiti was not just to stop namaz, but to remove Muslim presence from the public places.

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