Offering 'namaz' in open spaces will not be tolerated: Haryana CM Khattar

With several Hindu outfits objecting to Friday prayers being offered in open spaces in Gurgaon Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the practice of offering namaz in the open will not be toleratedHe also said the district administrations prior decision to reserve some spots for holding prayers in open spaces has been withdrawn and the state government will now work out an amicable solution to the issueThe practice of offering namaz here Gurgaon in open spaces will not be toleratedBut we all will sit to find an amicable solution the chief minister told reporters in Gurgaon responding to a question on the objections raised by several rightwing outfits to offering namaz in open spaces in the NCR cityEveryone should get the facility to offer prayers but nobody should infringe on others rights It will not be allowed Khattar saidAlso read Gurugram admin cancels Namaz permission at 8 designated placesOn withdrawing the district administrations decision to earmark some places for holding prayers in open spaces he said We have told the police and the deputy commissioner that this issue has to be resolvedhellip If somebody offers namaz holds paaths at ones place we have no objection to thatReligious places are built for this very purpose that people go there and offer prayers Such programmes should not be held in open spaces he saidConfrontation should be avoided by offering namaz in open spaces We will also not allow confrontation to build between two sides he saidOver the past some months members of some Hindu outfits have been gathering at sites where the Muslim community offers namaz in open space and raising Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Jai Shri Ram slogansThree years ago the district administration had designated 37 sites in Gurgaon city for Muslims to offer Friday namaz after which there were protests by some Hindu groupsA few months ago one group started protests against the prayers offered in the open after which there have been protests on Fridays for the past several weeksThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever