Noida,Dec 26: A day after a notice by the Noida police triggered furore in the city’s industrial hub, the district administration and the police on Tuesday said private companies would not be held liable for Friday prayers by employees in public places.
They also said the notice, asking companies not to allow their employees to offer prayers in parks, was not religion-specific as was being made out. District Magistrate B.N. Singh, however, reiterated that permission for such gatherings would be mandatory from the local authority, citing a 2009 Supreme Court order.
Calling news reports on the order, issued by a local police station, “out of context,” Mr. Singh said the administration had not given permission for religious gatherings in the Noida Sector 58 park. The notice was given after large gatherings were held at the park.
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