Gurugram: The Muslim community has formed a 21 member committee under the leadership of the former member of Rajya Sabha Mohammad Adeeb to interact with the government and representatives of political parties and find a peaceful solution to hold Friday prayers in the city.
Various right-wing clothes and several local residents have the last few weeks protesting Namaz in public places.
In this latest demonstration on Friday, a local clothing organization carried out by Govardhan Puja on the Site Namaz in Sector 12 and one of the speakers stated that those who want to offer Namaz in public places must go to Pakistan.
“The Committee was formed so that we could find solutions wherever Gurugram Muslims face challenges in offering Namaz,” said Altaf Ahmad, a member of the committee and also part of Gurugram Nagrik Ekta Manchit, local clothing that previously submitted a government petition allowed Namaz to do without interruption in the city .
Engagement with government officials and political leadership will begin from Monday, starting with a delegation of five members from the committee who held talks with Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Yash Garg.
Delegation, said community members, will submit a memorandum not to reduce the site from the list of 37 places agreed in 2018.
“Instead, we need more places in the new sector because more Muslim migrant workers have come to the city in 3.
Years,” Altaf said.
Eight sites have been taken from the list, citing objections from the local population and following a memorandum last week from representatives of the Muslim community that they are ready to stop offering Namaz openly for harmony.
The district government has established a committee to appoint Afresh site for Namaz.
The police had last week issued a statement, said permits for Namaz on other sites can be withdrawn if the locals filed objections.
“We will also look for an appointment with the minister’s chairman and appeal to him to give us land to build a mosque in Gurugram in accordance with city planning guidelines.
We will ask for crackdown against those who work to disrupt communal harmony in Gurugram,” Altaf said, added the committee Also wanted to meet Deputy Chief Minister Dusyant Chautala and opposition leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Committee members are, meanwhile, trying to identify land where Friday prayers can be offered, which includes those owned by individuals and private organizations that have offered to help.
After the land is available, the committee will request approval from the government.
Adeeb said the Constitution gave everyone the right to practice religion but the situation was made in which rights were rejected.
“We will be involved with state political leadership in the hope of finding solutions to problems created by a group of people,” said Adeeb.
Mufti Mohammad Salim Qasmi, President Jamiat Ulema Hind Gurugram and other members of the Committee formed by the community for the conversation, said they were ready to bear the construction costs of the mosque but needed land for it.
“We asked the government to share our land where we could build a mosque,” said Qasmi, adding people to offer Namaz close to their workplace for convenience.