Days after a purported video showed some members of the Muslim community performing namaz at the garden of the Vastrapur lake in the Gujarat capital, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) members performed a “purification ritual” at the site.
A VHP functionary confirmed that the group’s members performed a “purification ritual” at the garden of the Vastrapur lake in Ahmedabad after it was learnt that some Muslims had offered ‘namaz’ at the spot.
A video that went viral on social media showed that four Muslim men and two burqa-clad women performing namaz at the garden of the Vastrapur lake.
Going by the footage it looked like some resident of a multi-storey building near the lake might have shot the alleged namaz incident.
Meanwhile, Vastrapur police inspector Sandip Khambhla said no one has approached them over the purification incident and also no FIR has been lodged in this regard.
Reacting to the incident, Ashok Raval, Gujarat VHP secretary, said that the outfit’s members sprinkled ‘Ganga Jal’ and chanted manstar at the site here some Muslims allegedly offered namaz
“On Monday evening, some VHP workers reached the garden to “purify” the place. They chanted mantras and sprinkled ‘Ganga jal’. This was to create awareness among masses. It is seen that a casual namaz eventually results in claim being staked on that piece of land,” said Ashok Raval, secretary, Gujarat VHP.
Reports are also saying that the people offering namaz may had come to visit someone at the hospital near the Vastrapur lake.
Vastrapur lake garden: Muslims perform namaz, VHP performs ‘purification ritual’ in Ahmedabad
