SP MLA seeks prayer room for 'namaz' in UP Assembly complex

Lucknow, Sep 7 Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki has now demanded a 'namaz' room in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Bhawan, after the Jharkhand government allocated a room for offering prayers.

Solanki wrote a letter on Monday in this regard to Speaker Hriday Narain Dixit to allot a prayer room.

He said that during the Assembly sessions, Muslim legislators have to leave the Vidhan Bhawan to offer prayers.

He said that if a room is allotted for prayers, Muslim legislator can attend the session and offer prayers too.

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