First time in the Delhi, no Eid prayers offered on the street

Delhi’s Lt Governor VK Saxena claims

Lt Governor VK Saxena (inset)

New Delhi – Lt Governor VK Saxena said this year’s Eid was perhaps the first time in the history of Delhi that namaz was offered inside mosques and not on the roads, and added that it was an excellent example of harmony and co-existence. Saxena greeted people on the occasion of Eid on Thursday and said this showed that all the issues could be solved with mutual discussions and goodwill. In a series of posts on X, Saxena said nowhere in Delhi namaz was offered on the road and that there was no “untoward incident” anywhere.

ईद-उल-फ़ितर की बधाइयों को दोहराते हुये मैं दिल्ली की तमाम मस्जिदों और ईदगाहों के इमामों और हमारे सभी मुसलमान भाईयों का मस्जिद परिसरों के अंदर ही नमाज़ अदा करने के लिये दिल से शुक्रिया अदा करता हूं। pic.twitter.com/jmSauQKyPa

— LG Delhi (@LtGovDelhi) April 11, 2024

“Reiterating the greetings of Eid-ul-Fitr, I heartily thank the Imams of all the mosques and Eidgahs of Delhi and all our Muslim brothers for offering prayers inside the mosque premises,” Lt Saxena wrote on X in Hindi.

The Lt Saxena said that on 4th April, he had discussed and appealed in this regard in a meeting with several ‘imams’ of Delhi. The community welcomed his suggestion of staggered timings of namaz and assured him that it will be implemented. “Today, namaz was not offered on the streets anywhere in Delhi nor did any untoward incident occur. Everything was completed in a cordial atmosphere. It is clear that all issues can be resolved through mutual discussion and goodwill,” he added.

For the first time in the country, no Namaz was offered on the streets, on the occasion of #Eid

Claim by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.

👉 If the claim is true, it is certainly laudable.

Similarly, Hindus feel the Center and all the State Governments should put efforts to… pic.twitter.com/McdND1kIa6

— Sanatan Prabhat (@SanatanPrabhat) April 12, 2024

Editorial Perspective

If it happened, that is a good thing. Hindus think that going forward, efforts will also have to be made by the Union and all State Governments to ensure that there are no attacks on religious processions near mosques during Hindu festivals.