Offering namaz in open spaces will not be tolerated: Haryana CM Khattar

With several Hindu outfits objecting to Friday prayers being offered in open spaces in Gurgaon, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the practice of offering namaz in the open "will not be tolerated".

He also said the district administration's prior decision to reserve some spots for holding prayers in open spaces has been withdrawn and the state government will now work out an amicable solution to the issue.

"The practice of offering namaz here (Gurgaon) in open spaces will not be tolerated...But we will all sit to find an amicable solution," the chief minister told reporters in Gurgaon, responding to a question on the objections raised by several right-wing outfits to offering namaz in open spaces in the NCR city.