In a major development over the Friday namaz in open places in Gurugram, the Muslim National Forum and clerics of the Gurugram Imam organisation in their memorandum to the district administration on Monday have decided that the Friday prayers will be held at 12 places on the land belonging to the Masjid, Madrasa and Waqf Board while on a temporary basis it will also be offered at six places for a few days by paying the maintenance fee fixed by the administration.
Apart from this, if anyone creates obstacles, then Muslim National Forum and Imam Organisation will deal with it, they said.
The designated 12 places include Jama Masjid Sadar Bazaar, Rajiv Chowk, Pataudi Chowk Mosque, Sector-57 Mosque, Village Chauma, Sheetla Colony, Shanti Nagar, Atul Kataria Chowk, Devilal Colony, Sarai Alawardi Mosque, Badshahpur and Darbaripur Road-Badshahpur.
Meanwhile, six temporary places which include Atlas Chowk Phase-5, Udyog Vihar, Pepal Chowk Phase-2, Udyog Vihar, Opposite Spice Jet Phase-4, Udyog Vihar, Leisure Valley Ground, Golf Course Road Sector-42 and Sector-69.
Gurugram Imam organization in the memorandum to the deputy commissioner said they ensure peace and harmony in Gurugram and wants to stop politics in the matter.
"We have decided that the Friday Namaz will not be offered at 20 places. We required six places on a temporary basis to offer Friday prayers for a few days by paying the maintenance fee fixed by the administration.
“The organisation will also identify clerics who is helping offer Namaz. The organization will also submit documents of designated clerics by them to the district administration," according to the Gurugram Imam organization.
"We will provide all necessary documents of clerics to the district administration. We have appealed to the administration to remove encroachment on their lands of Masjid, Madarsa and Waqf Board so that the Namaz can be offered peacefully," Khurshid Razaka, the convener of the Muslim National Forum said.
The Sanyukt Hindu Sangharsh Samiti was also engaged in talks with the district administration, demanding that Muslims must not be allowed to pray in the open outside Muslim-dominated neighbourhoods.
“Sanyukt Hindu Sangharsh Samiti and the Gurugram Imam organization in a meeting with the district administration have decided that Friday prayers will be held at 12 places on their land of Masjid, Madarsa and Waqf Board and on a temporary basis it will also be offered at 6 places for a few days by paying the maintenance fee fixed by the administration,” said Rajeev Mittal, a member of a Hindu Right-wing group.