Meerut Order To Seize Passport If Eid Namaz Is Performed On Road Is Illegal: Kairana MP Iqra Hasan To News18
Meerut SP (city) Ayush Vikram Singh on Thursday said that those who perform namaz on the roads on occasion of Eid will face first information reports (FIR) and potential arrest, and their passports and driving licences could be cancelled
Iqra Hasan, Samajwadi Party (SP) MP from Kairana, told News18 that the Uttar Pradesh order to impound passports of those who perform namaz on the roads is “illegal" and is “only looking to create a chasm in society".
Meerut SP (city) Ayush Vikram Singh on Thursday said that those who perform namaaz on the roads on occasion of Eid will face first information reports (FIR) and potential arrest, and their passports and driving licences could be cancelled. The Sambhal police has banned namaaz on roads and rooftops.
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“It is such an unfortunate statement, and it is not legally valid also. It is only to try create a chasm in society and I am totally against it," Hasan told News18 in Parliament on Friday.
“Namaz is only a 10-minute thing…we respect every religion. Every religion has processions on the road and we are not against anything. This country is known to accommodate, but now where this government is taking this country is just sad to see," she said.
#NamazDebate | Unfortunate that we have divided festivals and UP govt has taken a stand against a festival. It is not the India I have grown up in. Hope these govts understand the beauty of India lies in its diversity: @iqrahasan80, SP MP on UP Eid namaz order to @AmanKayamHai_ pic.twitter.com/LyZcjxYkei— News18 (@CNNnews18) March 28, 2025
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Hasan also said it was very unfortunate that “we have divided religions and we have divided festivals now". She said the Uttar Pradesh government has taken a stand against a particular festival.
“It is a ‘New India’ but not our India, it is not the India I had grown up. It is sad to see. I hope that these governments understand that the beauty of India lies in its diversity, in its various festivals and its various religions," Hasan told News18.
Many other opposition MPs from Uttar Pradesh have criticised the directive.
Awadhesh Prasad, Ayodhya MP from SP, told News18 that the Constitution guarantees the freedom to pray and it is not proper to interfere with the same. “Eid prayers are for everyone’s welfare. Why object to how namaz is done," Prasad asked.
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