Noida: The Uttar Pradesh Police has stirred a row by ordering offices and firms in Noida to direct their Muslim employees to stop offering Friday prayers in open areas. The issue was noticed by police stations last week. It said that companies will be held liable if their employees are found breaching the order. The BJP has defended the UP Police's order, while clerics have termed the move as unconstitutional. The employees have been asked to offer namaz in mosques, idgahs or inside the premises of the company. Times Now has accessed the copy of the order, which directs the administration to ask its employees not to assemble and offer prayers in open areas. The copy orders to curb any kind of religious activities as the permission from the magistrate office for the same has not been granted.
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