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Thesuspension followed a protest by local residents, condemnation by political leaders, and widespread outrage on social media, with many X users demanding action against Mr. Tomar after the video of the incident went viral.

The incident took place around 2 p.m., during Friday prayers near the Inderlok metro station at the Makki Jama Masjid. A number of local residents used their phones to shoot footage of the policeman kicking and shoving people who had gathered on a section of the road to offer namaz. In the video, he can be seen stepping on the prayer mat used by the devotees, and shouting at the men to leave the area.

After the incident, Inderlok residents blocked the road, preventing vehicular movement, and demanding action against Mr. Tomar, who is a police post in-charge. Security in the area was beefed up to maintain law and order. Paramilitary personnel have been deployed. Joint Commissioner of Police (Central Range) Parmaditya and Additional Commissioner of Police (Eastern Range) Sagar Singh Kalsi also reached the spot to defuse the tense situation. The incident took place just a few days ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramzan.

A 60-year-old owner of a dairy shop located next to the Makki Jama Masjid said that he had been going to the mosque for Friday prayers since it came up in the 1970s. Nobody, including police officials, has ever disrupted the prayers in such a manner, he said, adding that due to a space crunch, people began offering prayers on the road as well.

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As a practicing Muslim, my Namaz has always been a reflection of my commitment to spirituality. My colleagues, friends, teachers, and students have always been encouraging. No one has ever found it anti-Hindu or anti-India. Even unknown people, mostly Hindus, pay respect to my Namaz. This was so heartening that I was able to offer Namaz in moving trains, on busy streets, in the corridors of hospitals, and even inside the functional Hindu temples.

Why Namaz?It is important to note that the Namaz (Salat in Arabic) is one of the five pillars of Islam (the other four are Shahad, Saum/Roza, Zakat, and Hajj). Yet, it has become the most important performative religious activity.

This renewed emphasis on Namaz actually has led to two crucial developments. First, the number of Muslim namazis (worshippers) has increased in an unprecedented manner. The mosque space becomes insufficient to accommodate this ever-increasing number, especially in big cities and towns. As a result, a new trajectory of mosque-building has begun. These new mosques are beginning to function as new symbols of Islamic religiosity.

Second, rural-urban labour migration also played a significant role in the public demonstration of Namaz-centric religiosity. Muslim labourers, artisans, skilled and semi-skilled workers, who are employed in various factories and firms located in the industrial zones do not have proper mosques. The working-class Muslim population eventually offer Namaz on open spaces and roads, especially on Fridays.

Second, the act of Namaz has been reconceptualised as an antithesis of Hindu religious practices, as if performing Namaz in a Hindu place of worship is not permissible. This is exactly what Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal argue in Uttarakhand.

The third possibility is entirely class-driven. Namaz on roads was shown to be a serious traffic concern as it disturbed the normal pace of hectic urban life. This was a persuasive claim that had the potential to influence the educated urban middle classes.

The secular Indian eliteThe rigid secularism of the Indian elite has always been a source of their anti-poor/anti-caste stereotypes. A person who believes that reservation undermines merit, Indian needs military rule, and population growth is the only social problem of the country, will obviously get attracted to this Hindutva argument.

The four who were arrested have been identified as Mohd Rehan of Lucknow, Atif Khan of Mohammadi in Lakhimpur Kheri district and two brothers, Mohd Lokman Ali and Mohd Noman Ali, of Laharpur, Sitapur.

Lucknow Commissioner of Police (CP) DK Thakur said the four men visited the mall on July 12 with a minor and three women and offered namaz on the premises. He said all eight people involved had been identified and action was being taken accordingly.

On July 14, the mall management, which was criticised for allowing people to offer namaz, filed a first information report (FIR) against unidentified people under sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 295A (deliberate act intended to outrage religious feelings) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

On July 15, three people identified as Saroj Nath Yogi, Krishna Kumar Pathak and Gaurav Goswami were arrested for trying to recite Hanuman Chalisa inside the mall. The same day, a fourth man, Arshad Ali, was arrested for trying to offer namaz inside the mall. They were booked for causing nuisance and arrested as a preventive measure.

On July 16, two men were arrested while trying to offer puja on the eastern boundary of the mall and shouting slogans. On July 17, over two dozen people affiliated with a Hindu outfit were prevented from holding a protest outside the mall. Police said the vehicles of five activists of the outfit who intended to protest against the mall management were stopped and forced to return by the police.

Speaking at a meeting of government officials, the CM added that people must follow norms laid down by the administration with regard to offering prayers. He also frowned at the obstruction of roads by staging protests over unnecessary issues, officials familiar with the developments said.

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said offering namaz in public places cannot be tolerated, even as the district administration withdrew permission for Friday prayers at 20 designated sites amid protests by members of Hindu outfits who parked vehicles and organised programmes to prevent Muslims from offering entering.

To be sure, this is not the first time that Khattar has spoken on the issue. In 2018, the Haryana chief minister said that namaz should be offered at mosques, Idgah or other designated places rather than public spaces.

The locals and right-wing members occupied the parks and grounds in Sector 37, Atlas Chowk, Sector 44, Sirhaul Park, Sector 22 and Genpact Park before Muslims could reach and started shouting religious slogans, police confirmed. Muslims alleged that despite police presence they were not allowed to perform namaz at any site.

At Sector 37, some local residents and members of Hindu outfits parked trucks and cars to occupy the ground located opposite the police station. Around noon, at least 300 people gathered at the spot to participate in a programme to pay homage to the chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat who died in a helicopter crash. General Rawat was cremated with full military honours in Delhi on Friday.

At the Sector 44 park, more than 20 members of Hindu groups gathered to stop Muslims from offering prayers. More than 100 Muslims who work in the area were turned away by police personnel amid protest.

The protest against Friday namaz in open public spaces has been taking place in Gurugram since 2018. The same year, the administration designated 37 sites for Muslims to perform the Friday prayers. However, in November this year, the number of sites was cut down to 20 after members of the right-wing outfits continued to protest and disrupt prayers. The Muslims, however, have maintained that they were forced to use public spaces since there were not enough mosques in the city.

Amidst the protest and disruption, Hindu and Muslim groups who have been in talks with the district administration on the namaz issue, jointly organized an event to pay homage to General Rawat. Mufti Shamoon Qasim, member of project approval board of union ministry of minority affairs said namaz can be offered only at a private place or on common land but only after taking consent of the locals.

The court ordered to provide amicus curiae (friend of the court) to those accused of an illegal religious conversion case if Muslim lawyers refrain themselves from court proceedings for offering namaz, the amicus curiae could continue conducting the trial proceedings so that judicial proceedings are not disturbed.

Special Judge, NIA/ATS, Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi passed the order on Friday during the hearing of a criminal trial against accused Maulana Kalimuddin and others in connection with an illegal religious conversion case.

During trial proceedings, where matter was fixed for cross examination of the witnesses, advocates Mohammad Amir Naqwi and advocate Jiya-ul-Jilani, at around 12.30 pm, apprised the court that it was Friday so they would not be able to continue cross examination of the accused and sought permission of the court to leave it on account of Friday's namaz.

The court told them that it would not be proper to give them permission to leave the court for such a purpose. However, later the court had to adjourn the trial proceedings under the compelling circumstances.

Extending warning to Muslim lawyers of some accused, the court directed its officer for appointment of amicus curiae for them. The court said that in case the Muslim lawyers continued leaving the courtroom for offering namaz, the trial would not be completed.

On Sunday, the Lucknow Police made its seventh arrest in an incident where eight people were offering namaz at Lulu Mall in Lucknow. The persons have been booked under penal sections relating to promoting enmity between groups and causing public mischief, among other sections.

Legal experts, however, say that praying in public is not a criminal offence. There must be a specific intent to cause disharmony among groups, which is not apparent in these cases. Further, several acts of public worship occur every day and state authorities do not stop them. Therefore, to only target certain religious acts is discriminatory.

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