Brief tension erupts in UP`s Mainpuri over namaz venue, resolved amicably
A brief spell of tension prevailed in Kuraoli town in Uttar Pradesh after a dispute among some people over the venue for Eid namaz. However, the situation was defused following an intervention by the administration, officials said on Monday. As reported by news agency PTI, the disagreement in Mainpuri surfaced on March 21 when a section of people insisted on offering namaz at a chabutra in a nearby field across the road from the idgah, claiming that prayers had been held there in the past. Amid the heated situation, people from the Muslim community maintained that the namaz should be offered inside the Idgah premises, as is the established practice. The situation led to heated exchanges between some locals and the police, videos of which later surfaced on social media, adding to the tension, reported PTI. Inspector Lalit Bhati and Sub-Divisional Magistrate Neeraj Kumar Dwivedi intervened and advised the gathering to adhere to the traditional practice of offering prayers inside the idgah. With the involvement of community elders and religious leaders, the matter was subsequently …
