The Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha asked Hindus to boycott the mall

Lucknow’s Lulu Mall has been in discussion since its record opening of over 1 lakh visitors on the very first day. It was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday.

Three days after its record opening, a video in which some people were seen offering Namaz inside the Lulu Mall in Lucknow is doing rounds on social media. Another video of an accident is also doing rounds on social media.

On Wednesday, the hand of a girl who reached Lulu Mall with her family got stuck in the escalator. Then the mall employees took the girl out safely by closing the escalator. The video of the incident is being widely shared on social media.

Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha raised strong objections to the viral namaz video and threatened to recite Sunderkand inside the mall. If Namaz is offered again in the mall, then Sundarkand will also be recited in the mall, Shishir Chaturvedi, the Hindu Mahasabha spokesperson said.

The highly active right-wing organisation has issued a letter opposing the offering of Namaz inside the mall.

In its letter, the Hindu Mahasabha spokesperson Shishir Chaturvedi has made many serious allegations including Love Jihad against Lulu Mall in Lucknow. The government should follow its earlier orders, under which prayers cannot be offered in public places, the Hindu Mahasabha demanded in its letter to the mall authority.

Urging Hindus to boycott the mall, the Chaturvedi has claimed that a huge amount of black money has been spent on the construction of Lulu Mall in Lucknow.

Denying the namaz video, the Lulu mall authority said the management is trying hard to identify the people who have seen offering Namaz in the video. Further action will be taken as per company policy, the authority said.

The mall in Lucknow has come at an investment of Rs 2,000 crore. Its inauguration was a high-profile affair with the chief minister, Yogi Adityanath doing the honours. The opening was also attended by the speaker of the UP Assembly Satish Mahana and deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak among others.