Tuesday, October 15, 2024
HomeNews ReportsIn a first, namaz prayers limited to Idgah premises in Aligarh on Bakrid, clerics...

In a first, namaz prayers limited to Idgah premises in Aligarh on Bakrid, clerics in Meerut make hue & cry over prohibition on offering prayers on streets

The UP administration prohibited offering prayers outside the Idgah ahead of Bakrid.

It is for the first time in Aligarh that namaz was not offered outside the Idgah premises and only inside it. This was after the administration prohibited offering prayers outside the Idgah ahead of Bakrid.

The UP administration has been keeping strict vigilance in a bit to avoid untoward incidents across the state in view of the Islamic festival of Bakrid. Drone surveillance is being conducted across Aligarh.

An additional force of 200 policemen has been brought in for patrolling. Five companies of PAC have been deployed. A foot march in Delhigate and Bannadevi was also led by DIG Shalabh Mathur and SSP Kalanidhi Naithani. Security forces have been equipped with riot control equipment, tear gas, binoculars, handsets etc.

Additionally, four ASPs, 13 jurisdictional officers, 50 inspectors, 250 head constables, 2000 constables, 300 women constables, 20 QRT, 150 cluster mobile teams have also been deployed.

Strict monitoring is underway in sensitive areas in the city. The security forces have been asked to take action against mischievous elements. Meanwhile, social media and the internet at large are also being monitored by the UP administration.

On June 27, UP CM Yogi Adityanath issued guidelines in light of upcoming festivals. Strict instructions were issued regarding the prohibition of offering sacrifices at disputed locations.

Guidelines were also issued for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra, which read, “Be it rural or urban areas, the electricity supply should be kept smooth during festivals. There should be no complaints of unnecessary cuts from anywhere. It should be reviewed regularly.” Dilapidated electric poles, dangling electric wires, etc. on the route of Kanwar Yatra should be managed well in time so that the devotees do not face any problems and no accident occurs, it further added.

“Respecting the faith of the devotees, there should be no sale and purchase of meat, etc. in the open anywhere on the Kanwar Yatra route. Cleanliness-sanitization should be maintained on the Yatra route. Streetlights should be there,” it said.

Meanwhile, in Meerut, speaking before namaz, Ulama Qari Shafiq ur Rehman said that “Muslims are being oppressed in India.” He added, “In the coming times, various restrictions may be imposed on us and we may be stopped from doing business. We should be ready for every sacrifice.” City Qazi Zainus Sajideen criticised the administration for imposing restrictions on Muslims by not allowing them to offer namaz on the streets.

Join OpIndia's official WhatsApp channel

  Support Us  

Whether NDTV or 'The Wire', they never have to worry about funds. In name of saving democracy, they get money from various sources. We need your support to fight them. Please contribute whatever you can afford

OpIndia Staff
OpIndia Staffhttps://www.opindia.com
Staff reporter at OpIndia

Related Articles

Trending now

Recently Popular

- Advertisement -