Gurgaon: After weeks of protest on behalf in an open place which then saw the number of designated sites decreased to almost half, members of the Muslim community had complained they were not enough space to offer Friday prayers.
According to the waqf board record, there are 22 mosque sites identified in the city.
Three of them – in aware of a bazaar, sector 57 and Pataudi Chowk – don’t fall under WAQF control but functional and can accommodate 300 people.
Apart from this, there are about five small mosques in rural areas that can accommodate 50-60 people.
19 which is under the control of WAQF is in a mess or interrupted.
Most sites flooded by wild residents are located deep in a narrow labyrinth in dense areas such as Jharsa, Wazirabad, Cartterpuri and Badshapur, in places that are often difficult to find.
“The problem is not only a few people who create interference.
It’s about the lack of space and the designated area to give prayer.
There’s no point in fighting over old mosques that are crowded because the areas are very crowded and even if we get it, It won’t be enough.
The WAQF board has failed to build an adequate religious location for the community, “Khurshid Rajaka said from Muslim Rashtriya Manch.
The WAQF board said it had raised encroachment problems in 2018 but there was no action taken.
It adds that the lack of space is a problem especially in new Gurgaon, not in the old city.
“We asked the government to give us land in new Gurgaon that can be appointed for religious activities.
Administration can also consider asking factories in industrial areas such as UDYOG VIHAR, Sector 37 and Manesar to create space in their place for Muslim workers to offer NAMAZ .
This will mostly solve the problem we see now, “said Haryana Waqf Board Estate Officer Jamaluddin.
On some waqf board sites, locals say they have no knowledge of any mosque.
There are two mosques in the Badshapur area, according to the waqf board.
Both have been interrupted.
In Jharsa, there are two mosques, one of which is in a dilapidated state and the corridor has been interrupted.
A villager said: “There is no religious land in this area belonging to Muslims.” After protests, some members of the Muslim community said they had decided not to offer prayers in the open.
“I don’t want to be involved in any conflict and want to give peaceful prayers.
I used to go to the previous 49 sector, but I have been told that the site has been closed now,” said Safi-Uz-Zama (35), when he recorded the Namaz timing In a mosque in sector 57.
Deputy Commissioner Yash Garg said no complaints had been received from the waqf board.
“In case they think their religious sites are interrupted, they must approach us with the list of these areas.
We will provide all the support they need,” he added.