Mumbai: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the Maharashtra government issued guidelines on Tuesday. The government is urging people to celebrate the festival in a simple manner as advised.

Eid celebrations with taking out processions and congregating in view of COVID-19 prevailing situation won’t be safe. Ramzan, the holy month of Muslims, began on April 13. Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month, will be celebrated either on May 13 or May 14 depending upon the sighting of the moon. The government, in a statement, said Muslims should offer prayers or have ‘iftar’ inside their homes and not gather at mosques or public places amid the lockdown in state to stop spread of the respiratory disease. Community members should not come together to offer namaz inside mosques or in open places, the government said. It said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and other local administrations have allotted time slots within which the people should make Eid-ul-Fitr related purchases. It said no procession should be taken out and added religious, social, cultural and political programmes should not be organized. Since the places of worship are closed in view of the COVID-19 outbreak, Muslim religious leaders, social workers and politicians should spread awareness about celebrating the festival in a simple manner.

The surge of cases is giving a little of positive rates and in to bid of recovering state it is very necessary to observe social distancing norms, wear face masks and use hand sanitisers on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, the statement said.

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