Eid prayers on streets, rooftops & loudspeakers banned in Sambhal

Sambhal/Uttar Pradesh: The administration of Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh informed on Wednesday that they will allow prayers for Eid-ul-Fitr and final Jum’a of Ramadan will be allowed only inside mosques or Eidgahs and not on streets or rooftops, The Times of India reported.

Sambhal Police informed us that permission to use loudspeakers has not been granted.

A peace meeting was held at Sardar Kotwali in the district on Wednesday, and it was attended by Superintendent of Police Shrish Chandra, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Vandana Mishra and Circle Officer Anuj Chaudhary.

“A peace meeting was held with people from all religions and communities where it was communicated that prayers will be conducted inside mosques and eidgah only,” Times of India quoted the SP.

When the final Jum’a of the holy month falls on March 28th, Eid-ul-Fitr is expected on March 31 or April 1.

The fresh orders come months after the violence that rattled Sambhal after a group of Muslims objected to a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Chandausi town. The violence happened, killing five people on November 24 after a trial court ordered the survey in a lawsuit that claimed that the mosque was built in 1526 by Mughal ruler Babar on the site of an old temple.

ETV Bharat reported that some groups had made an appeal to the district authorities to allow prayers to be offered peacefully and in harmony, in accordance with guidelines issued by the government, on Eid-ul-Fitr.