Gurugram cancels permission for namaz at 8 sites after locals protest

Amid protests over Friday namaz at several places in Gurugram, the administration has withdrawn permission for prayers at eight out of 37 designated sites.

As per an official statement from the district administration, the permission was cancelled after an objection from local people and RWA.

These eight sites include Bengali Basti in Sector 49, V Block of DLF Phase-3, Surat Nagar Phase-1, outskirts of Kherki Majra village, outskirts of Daulatabad village near Dwarka Expressway, near Ramgarh village in Sector 68, near DLF Square Tower and from Rampur village to Nakhrola Road.

“Consent from the administration is necessary for namaz in any public and open place,” it stated.

It further said that namaz can be offered at any mosque, Eidgah or at a private or designated place. “If local people have objections at other places also, permission will not be given to offer namaz there too,” the administration added.

For last several weeks, Gurugram has seen locals disrupting Friday prayers at some places.