BJD Minority Cell secretary Md Faizulla Khan wished people of the State on the occasion of beginning of the holy Ramzan month and appealed to Muslims to celebrate the festival in their houses and maintain social distance among them to remain safe from coronavirus.
“Our primary duty is to protect our country first. The coronavirus has terrified the whole humanity. I appeal to all Muslim brothers to remain fast and read the Namaz at their respective houses and follow lockdown regulations set by the State Government. We must take a pledge on this holy month to fight out corona,” urged Khan.
Stating that Ramzan is a festival of brotherhood, friendship and togetherness, Khan said the coronavirus has snatched away these opportunities from the Muslim community this year.
In the meanwhile, BeMC Commissioner Chakraborty Singh Rathore has strictly asked Muslims not to gather anywhere to read Namaz on the holy occasion. Maximum of four persons, including a Maulabi, are allowed to offer prayer at a mosque amid social distancing.
It has been seen that Muslims are making Iftar party at family levels only.
The New Biriyani Centre has asked has been distributing cooked foods and water bottles to poor and homeless people and on-duty police personnel in the city. Centre owner SA Khalil, Sayed Razak, Sayed Imtiaz, Sayed Raju and Abdul Satar participated in distribution work.