Namaz row: Tense scenes at Gurugram

New Delhi:

Muslims peacefully offering ‘namaz’ (or daily prayers) on a private property in Gurgram’s Sector 12-A on Friday were faced by a crowd - that locals claimed included Bajrang Dal workers - shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans, underlining growing tension in the area over this issue. Similarly tense scenes have been seen in Sector 47 (a more urban area), where namaz offered outdoors on government-owned land triggered protests and demands that it stop or move indoors.
Visuals from Friday showed heavy police presence (including members of the state’s Rapid Action Force) as the Muslim community offered prayers. The video showed dozens of cops standing guard behind a few of metal barricades holding back a protesting crowd shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans. (PTI)