Lucknow, Dec 28 (NIE): Days after Noida police ordered private companies in Sector 58 to ensure their employees don’t offer namaz at a local park, a Congress leader has written to DGP O P Singh seeking a stop to ‘Sangh Shakhas’ being organised “without permission” in public places across the state.

In his letter, Sampurnananda, chairperson of the Congress’ Vichar department, said they would now go to the districts to “expose” the BJP government.

“What happened in Noida is a serious issue and after consultation with Congress state president Raj Babbar, I wrote this letter to DGP. I informed him that while UP Police have instructed institutions to stop their employees from offering namaz inside or outside a public park citing a 2009 Supreme Court ruling…in government or non-government institutions as well as public parks, shakhas of the Sangh are being organised without permission, where the message of social disintegration is spread. Thus, instead of making any religion-specific instructions, they should ensure that no religious or political activity takes place at any public place or institution without permission,” he said.