Punjab CM Amarinder slams Khattar for remark on Namaaz

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Mon, May 07, 2018, 10:28 PM

Punjab CM Amarinder slams Khattar for remark on Namaaz

Chandigarh, May 07: Slamming Haryana minister Manohar Lal Khattar over his statement that 'namaaz' should only be offered in mosques and designated places, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said that the BJP seemed to be trying to communalise the atmosphere in the country.

"India is a republic governed by a Constitution and neither Khattar, nor anyone else, had the right to dictate to the people on where they should or should not hold prayers," Amarinder Singh told media here in response to questions regarding this matter.

Flaying Khattar for his controversial remarks on the issue, he said that "the BJP seemed to be out to polarise the society on religious lines to garner votes".

Khattar had, on Sunday, said that law and order would be maintained in Haryana, especially Gurugram and added that Muslims should offer namaaz in mosques and designated places and not at public places as this could be objected to by people from other religions.