CHANDIGARH; The location of a Muslim graveyard in Sector 45 here has sparked off an unseemly row. The graveyard is located in a densely-populated area with most of those residing in its vicinity being non-Muslims. The latter have demanded sealing off the graveyard on the ground that was not the proper site for CHANDIGARH: The location of a Muslim graveyard in Sector 45 here has sparked off an unseemly row. The graveyard is located in a densely populated area with most of those residing in its vicinity being non-Muslims. The latter have demanded sealing off the graveyard on the ground that was not the proper site for The Muslim-users on the other hand have been emphatic in their refusal to stop a bone of contention.
The graveyard has been in operation for the past more than 70 years reveal some of the old Muslim residents of Burail a village nearby. The residential quarters in Sector 45 however were constructed about 14 years ago
Burail happens to be among the few old villages in the region with a Muslim predominance normally the users of the Sector 45 yard come from Burail. Some of the Muslim martyrs of the 1971 war hailing from this village were buried here recalls Zia-ul-Haq a resident of Burail adding that the Muslims could not part with the memories of their nears-and-dears any cost.
The Administration should view the matter seriously as it involves religious feelings as well” says Chander Gupta an elderly citizen
A senior official concemed who preferred anonymity said “Though it is nowhere in the City plan to have a graveyard located inside the colony we are helpless to resolve the issue”
Article extracted from this publication >> July 22, 1994
