I appeal to citizens to let us pray here,вЂќ he said.ДЄltaf Ahmad, one of the founders of Gurgaon Nagrik Ekta Manch, which had sought police action against the disruptions, said, вЂњA group of people are creating an atmosphere of hate and disharmony. Several workers from nearby come here to pray during lunch time and leave after 15 minutes. We are praying here in the open under compulsion (majboori). There is a dearth of places where Muslims can pray - there are over 5 lakh Muslims in the city and only 13 mosques.

Our only motive is to pray here in peace. Mufti Mohammad Saleem, president, Jamiat Ulama, Gurgaon, said that on Thursday evening, administration officials had requested them to shift the prayer site by a few metres as some residents had raised objections.

There is nothing in writing regarding the permission which was given in 2018 for one day.вЂќ Kuldeep Yadav, councillor of ward 29, said, вЂњIf a site has been designated for offering prayers, residents of the area in the vicinity should be consulted. The protesters however claim the вЂњarrangementвЂќ was not permanent and permission was granted only for a day. The site in Sector 47 is among a list of 37 designated sites where prayers could be offered in the open, based on negotiations by the administration with representatives of Muslim and Hindu communities following several disruptions in 2018. If we donвЂ™t raise our voice, they will build a mosque here.вЂќ Administration asked Muslim community to offer namaz at the spot, about 200 metres from the designated site, in light of protests He claimed, вЂњThis is an international conspiracyвЂ¦ they are offering namaz as part of this conspiracy ofвЂ¦ love jihad, land jihad. Also Read | As threat of closure looms at GurgaonвЂ™s Banjara market, shopkeepers stare at uncertain futureДЄmong the protesting residents was Bharat Mata Vahini president Dinesh Bharti, who was arrested last week for allegedly disrupting Friday prayers in the past few months and was booked at Sector 50 police station in April for promoting enmity between communities.

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