Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari said – Jama Masjid will remain closed till June 30

Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the royal imam of Jama Masjid, said on Thursday that the mosque would remain closed till June 30, a day after urging people to offer namaz from their homes amid an increase in Covid-19 cases in the national capital. Talking to the media, Bukhari said, “I had appealed to people to offer namaz in their homes and after taking the opinion of the people and consulting the Maulanas, it has been decided that from Thursday Maghreb (sunset) on June 30 Till no mass prayers will be performed in Jama Masjid. “

The decision has come three days after the historic mosque was opened on 8 June after more than two months. After the relaxation of the first phase as part of the government’s ‘Unlock 1’, which opened several establishments such as shopping malls and offices across the country on 8 June, Bukhari reconsidered the decision from the government in view of the rapid proliferation of coronoviruses Was appealed to.

Bukhari’s secretary Amanatullah died in Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday night due to coronavirus.