Nashik, Feb. 25 -- A group of Muslim men offering prayers in Maharashtra's Malegaon Municipal Corporation office drew strong reactions from right-wing leaders, with some labelling it an unauthorised act in a "Hindu Rashtra."

The issue stemmed from long-standing electricity issues in a Malegaon ward and residents' claims that their repeated complaints were being ignored by the Municipal Corporation.

Since the electricity issue remained unresolved, a group of locals from the affected ward, led by the president of the Malegaon Lok Sangharsh Samiti, Lukman Kamal, arrived at the Electricity Department office.

According to the residents, they were called by the Electricity Department officials at 3 pm and forced to wait for hours. As the tim...