Protesters hold prayers for 26/11 terror victims near Gurugram namaz site

Members of Muslim community demand action to ensure communal harmony

Amid continued protests against offering of Friday prayers in open spaces across Gurugram, a group of “locals” at Sector 37 here held a simultaneous prayer remembering the victims of the 26/11 terror attack near a namaz site.

Raising slogans such as “Jai Shri Ram” and “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, a large number of people, claiming to be locals from the neighbouring areas, gathered near Khandsa Chowk in front of Sector 37 police station around noon and began the prayers for the victims. The spot where they gathered is just a stone’s throw from the vacant plot where the Muslims offer namaz every Friday. Though a large number of policemen deployed at the spot prevented any escalation of tension, the members of the group claimed the space used for offering namaz soon after the Muslims left.