Aligarh, March 11 -- After Bihar BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur's appeal to Muslims to "stay indoors,", sparked a controversy, Uttar Pradesh Minister Raghuraj Singh on Tuesday stated that while Muslims can offer Namaz, there should be restrictions on how and where they perform it in relation to Hindu festivals.

Speaking about the issue, Dr. Singh said, "They can offer Namaz, we have no issues, but they can't say things like colour shouldn't fall within the distance of 20 meters or 25 meters from them because 'Pichkari' (water guns) has no measurement... it is the festival of our God."

He continued, "Those who have issues, the way they cover Mosques with tarpaulin, they can make a headscarf with tarpaulin so that their skull cap won't get dr...