Uttar Pradesh: Bajrang Dal stops Muslims from holding prayer meet in Moradabad

Members of Hindutva organisation Bajrang Dal on Saturday stopped Muslims from holding a prayer meeting during Ramzan in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad city.

In a statement, the Moradabad Police said that they received a complaint about the prayer meeting from residents of the city’s Lajpat Nagar area which has a “Hindu majority/mixed population”. The meeting was allowed to be held on Saturday in the presence of police, but Muslims of the area have been asked to offer prayers at their respective homes or religious places, the statement said.

Zakir Hussain, who had organised the prayer meeting at his warehouse, has submitted a written statement to the police station agreeing not to hold any such congregations.

https://t.co/snW4Dd5Qsu pic.twitter.com/pwNGJWOgxU— MORADABAD POLICE (@moradabadpolice) March 27, 2023

The Bajrang Dal has alleged that Hussain started a “new tradition” by holding prayer meetings at his home. Rohan Saxena, state president of the Bajrang Dal, told reporters that the members of the Hindutva organisation and locals intervened after they got to know about the prayer meeting.

“We have told the police that those who want to create new traditions [and] disrupt peace of the city should be booked,” he said. “We will not allow any new tradition,” he said.

Saxena said that his organisation has been demanding cases be registered against...

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