Why are Muslims seen blocking the pathways on roads and airports for namaz? Is this a prayer or showing off?
They are blocking the pathways on roads and airports for namaz only as a coordinated show of strength. Sometime they try to provoke the administration and sometime to see what kind of response, if any, comes from the government, local police or municipality. This is nothing to do with shortage of space. In recent years, UP CM Yogi Adityanath has strongly taken up this issue with the street namazis. So, in UP, this trend is on reversal. But in a congress, communist or INDI Alliance ruled state, these namazis do this as ‘show of strength’, knowing they have ministers and local leaders to support them. Hence the entire administration becomes deaf, dump and mute. Recently in November 2025, the namazis lined up for prayers at Bengaluru Kempegowda International airport, terminal 2. This is despite the airport having private prayer room available. This incident was not even reported in mainstream media but became viral in a social media clip. As expected, there was no response from the ruling...