NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, OCT 17
The Gujarat government on Sunday allowed Eid-e-Milad processions to be taken out on Tuesday, October 19 with certain restrictions in view of the coronavirus pandemic situation..
The processions to mark the birth anniversary of the last prophet of Islam, Prophet Muhammad, will be taken out on Tuesday. Not more than 15 persons and one vehicle will be allowed in each procession, according to the guidelines issued by the state home department.
“Eid-e-Milad will be celebrated on October 19. The government has taken the decision in view of applications received requesting permissions to take out processions and organise other programmes on the day,” said the circular issued by the home department.
Earlier this month, the government had decided to extend night curfew in eight cities of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Bhavnagar till November 10. The curfew will remain in force between midnight and 6 am.
For the Navratri festival that concluded this week, the state government had allowed garba dance celebrations in residential societies with relaxation in night curfew timing and some restrictions were in place considering Covid situation.
