Fact Check: Photo claims Muslims blocked an Indian highway to offer prayers. Here’s the truth behind the viral pic
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An image showing a large gathering of men offering namaz on a road and on top of vehicles is being circulated on social media with the claim that it is a scene from the Friday prayers on a highway in India. India Today's AFWA probes the truth.
A controversy sparked in Haryana’s Gurugram recently after some Hindu groups and residents in the city objected to Muslims offering namaz on an open ground near a residential complex. Former Rajya Sabha MP Mohammad Adeeb has now moved the Supreme Court with a contempt plea alleging that the Haryana police and civil administration failed to take action against those who prevented Muslims from offering namaz on public grounds.
Amid this ongoing dispute, an image showing a large gathering of men offering namaz on a road and on top of vehicles is being circulated on social media with the claim that it is a scene from the Friday prayers on a highway in India.
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