Imran Masood, a congress MP from Saharanpur, has claimed that Muslims are now treated as second-class people. He said that the Uttar Pradesh government had no authority to prevent sambhal residents from celebrating Eid or Alvida Juma by reciting namaaz on their rooftops.
This comes after Additional SP Shirish Chandra made a statement on Wednesday. He said following a meeting of the peace committee that there will be no street prayers for Eid on march 31 or Alvida Juma on march 28. He added that there would be no rooftop prayers in the Kotwali sambhal neighborhood. Recent communal violence and tensions in sambhal have prompted this decision. According to the government, namaaz should take place in homes or mosques.
"Roads are the government's property, so they can stop [namaaz]," said Masood. "They have a problem with namaaz being performed on the road for five minutes, but a road can be blocked for other purposes all night. But the rooftops of houses are not your property, so why a ban on namaaz there? You have made Muslims second-class citizens in the country," he added.
Masood also accused government officials in sambhal of being "mentally disturbed" and not respecting the sanctity of their position.
On the occasion of Eid, the bjp is attempting to engage Muslims. 'Saugat-e-Modi' kits are being distributed to 32 lakh Muslim families nationwide through mosques. Masood inquired, "Is this a saugat (gift)?" Muslims are being prevented from reading the namaaz on roadways or rooftops by you. If a saugat is required, then provide Muslims with jobs, education, and security as well as the opportunity to reject the Waqf amendment bill. Why do you treat Muslims like paupers? "Does a Muslim beg you for something?" Masood inquired.
Dinesh Sharma, a rajya sabha MP for the bjp, asserted that the sambhal administration's order was suitable. According to him, namaaz ought to be performed in homes or mosques rather than on public streets.
This comes after Additional SP Shirish Chandra made a statement on Wednesday. He said following a meeting of the peace committee that there will be no street prayers for Eid on march 31 or Alvida Juma on march 28. He added that there would be no rooftop prayers in the Kotwali sambhal neighborhood. Recent communal violence and tensions in sambhal have prompted this decision. According to the government, namaaz should take place in homes or mosques.
"Roads are the government's property, so they can stop [namaaz]," said Masood. "They have a problem with namaaz being performed on the road for five minutes, but a road can be blocked for other purposes all night. But the rooftops of houses are not your property, so why a ban on namaaz there? You have made Muslims second-class citizens in the country," he added.
Masood also accused government officials in sambhal of being "mentally disturbed" and not respecting the sanctity of their position.
On the occasion of Eid, the bjp is attempting to engage Muslims. 'Saugat-e-Modi' kits are being distributed to 32 lakh Muslim families nationwide through mosques. Masood inquired, "Is this a saugat (gift)?" Muslims are being prevented from reading the namaaz on roadways or rooftops by you. If a saugat is required, then provide Muslims with jobs, education, and security as well as the opportunity to reject the Waqf amendment bill. Why do you treat Muslims like paupers? "Does a Muslim beg you for something?" Masood inquired.
Dinesh Sharma, a rajya sabha MP for the bjp, asserted that the sambhal administration's order was suitable. According to him, namaaz ought to be performed in homes or mosques rather than on public streets.
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