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Delhi: Jama Masjid bans entry of women not accompanied by male family member
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi’s Jama Masjid banned the entry of lone women or a group of women into the mosque complex, making the presence of a male member of their family mandatory for access, said media reports.
The Jama Masjid Mosque Management Committee put up a notice announcing the conditions of women’s entry at the mosque’s entrance gates a few days back, India Today reported.
The Chairperson for Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal, said she will issue a notice to the Jama Masjid administration over the issue, adding that no one has the right to impose such a ban.
जामा मस्जिद में महिलाओं की एंट्री रोकने का फ़ैसला बिलकुल ग़लत है। जितना हक एक पुरुष को इबादत का है उतना ही एक महिला को भी। मैं जामा मस्जिद के इमाम को नोटिस जारी कर रही हूँ। इस तरह महिलाओं की एंट्री बैन करने का अधिकार किसी को नहीं है।
— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) November 24, 2022
The mosque administration made it compulsory for women to come with a male member of their family to enter India’s largest mosque.
Meanwhile, Sabiullah Khan, the Public Relations Officer for Jama Masjid defended the move.
He said the ban is aimed to prevent women from shooting videos for social media, as it disturbs the people who come to the mosque for praying.
He claimed that the mosque premises was being used as a meeting point and site for shooting social media videos.
A mosque is a place for offering prayers and should not be treated as a park, he said, adding that its solemnity must be preserved.
"They are free to come with their husband or family members," he added.
#WATCH| Delhi|Women's entry not banned. When women come alone-improper acts done, videos shot,ban is to stop this. No restrictions on families/married couples.Making it a meeting point inapt for religious places:Sabiullah Khan,Jama Masjid PRO on entry of women coming alone banned pic.twitter.com/HiOebKaiGr
— ANI (@ANI) November 24, 2022
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