Overview

• The Calcutta Khilafat Committee submitted its request on May 10 to hold Eid-Ul-Zuha Namaz on Red Road.
• On June 1, Eastern Command denied permission for the June 7–8 congregation, citing the area’s military use.
• After talks with organisers, the army announced on June 2 that it would revise its Fort William training timetable to clear Red Road for prayers.
• Red Road has served as Kolkata’s principal open-air venue for Eid prayers for more than a century and has hosted addresses by Mamata Banerjee.
• Javed Ahmed Khan, state disaster management minister and committee member, said arrangements would be finalised at a meeting later this week.