Offer namaz of Eid at home, appeal admin, religious leaders

Varanasi: The district administration as well as religious authorities have appealed to the people to stay at home and offer namaz of Eid indoors on Monday in view of the lockdown.
The festival of Eid will be celebrated in the district on Monday. District district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said that district administration had made it very clear on May 21 that in view of rise in number of Covid-19 positive cases and also hotspot areas in the district ,saving lives of people is the first priority hence no mosque and idgahs will be opened for the offering of namaz by masses on the festival day.
However, despite this clear directive issued during the meeting of officials with religious authorities and Muslim dignitaries, some local dailies published timings of the offering of namaz of Eid on Sunday. It brought the officials on their toes. Taking serious note of it, the DM reiterated his directive.
Joint secretary of Anjuman Intejamia Masazid Varanasi SM Yasin also issued an appeal and asked the people of Muslim community not to get misled by any rumour and act as per the directive of administration. He said that number of people fixed for offering namaz at mosques with the beginning of lockdown has not been changed and people will offer namaz of Eid at their homes only.
The officials of district administration and police along with heavy police force and RAF personnel carried out route marches especially in Muslim dominated and mixed populated localities. ADM City VK Singh and SP City Dinesh Kumar Singh led a march in Revaritalab area.