Local outfits say will perform puja at namaz site in Gurugram on November 5

GURUGRAM: The Sanyukta Hindu Sangharsh Samiti (SHSS), a conglomeration of 22 units of various local organisations, has decided to perform Govardhan Puja at Sector 12 namaz site next Friday.
The organisation, which has been demanding a ban on the offering of namaz at public places across the city, said its members will also distribute prasad on a large scale at the site, its members said.
The decision was taken by SHSS during a meeting at Siddheswar temple on Saturday, a day after police detained 25 people for trying to disrupt Friday prayers in Sector
12. The organisation’s members said they were “disappointed” with the police action.
“The namaz being held in public should stop immediately,” Mahavir Bhardawaj, who claims to be the state president of SHSS, said. The organisations said it is expecting a gathering of 5,000 people on November 5.
“When namaz is allowed at a public place, why not a puja. Today, we have issued an alert and in the coming days, we will decide the course of the event,” Rajeev Mittal, a member of SHSS, said, adding that the organisation was resolute in its plan.
Friday prayers have raked up controversy in the city in the backdrop of a section of residents and right-wing organisations opposing namaz being offered in public places. On Sunday, the station house officer of Sector 14, Satyendra, told TOI that police will strictly adhere to the instructions issued by the administration for the November 5 event. Last Friday, police had said they would not allow any disruption and prevented protesters from reaching namaz sites.