Right-wing organisations disrupt namaz in Gurgaon

Press Trust of India  |  Gurgaon 

Right-wing organisations today

disrupted namaz at several places here today, police said.

Police said they were present at the namaz sites and prevented any violence from taking place.

organisations have been trying to stop Friday prayers in Gurgaon over the last two weeks alleging that some people were trying to grab land in a bid to merge it with a mosque.

There were disruptions to namaz at Wazirabad, Atul Kataria Chowk, Cyber Park, Bakhtawar Chowk and at South City, the police said.

Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, Hindu Kranti Dal, Gau Rakshak Dal and Shiv Sena arrived at the spots where people had assembled to offer Friday prayers.

Ritu Raj, a member of a organisation, claimed that they organised a havan at Wazirabad to stop the namaz.

They allegedly shouted slogans like and to disrupt the namaz.

The spokesperson, Ravindra Kumar, said they received no complaint from any side.

He said police will take further action once they receive a complaint.

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First Published: Fri, May 04 2018. 22:40 IST