Namaz offered at Maharashtra municipal office, BJP invokes 'Hindu Rashtra'

Namaz offered at Maharashtra municipal office, BJP invokes 'Hindu Rashtra'

Nashik: A group of Muslim men offering prayers in Maharashtra’s Malegaon Municipal Corporation office drew strong reactions from right-wing leaders, with some labelling it an unauthorised act in a “Hindu Rashtra.” The issue stemmed from long-standing electricity issues in a Malegaon ward and residents’ claims that their repeated complaints were being ignored by the Municipal Corporation. Since the electricity issue remained unresolved, a group o…

7 booked in Malegaon for unlawful assembly in municipality namaz case

Residents said they had been called to the office by department officials in the afternoon and were made to wait for several hours. According to them, since the delay overlapped with the time for Asr prayers, they decided to offer namaz inside the office out of concern that leaving the premises might result in the meeting being cancelled.

Malegaon Namaz Video Sparks BJP Action Demand

Mumbai: A video recorded inside the electricity department of the Malegaon Municipal Corporation has triggered sharp political and public reactions after it showed a group of people offering namaz within the premises of the government office. The footage, which surfaced on social media, quickly went viral and set off a heated debate across Malegaon and […]