Though this time these post-Friday prayer protests have been tucked away behind the pretext of CAB, violence after Friday Muslim prayers are not uncommon
The Uttar Pradesh administration for all this while has been quite stringent, forbidding all religious events including namaz, on roads in various parts of the state.
Aligarh DM issued an order to ban all religious events from on roads after a group started organising “Maha Aarti” on Tuesdays and Saturdays as a protest against road-blocking on Friday Namaz.
The scuffle broke out when the pillion rider on a bike slapped a pump staffer when he was asked to get back in the queue and wait for his turn. The riders allegedly kicked the staffers and called for help to attack the petrol pump.