Conversion network operating in Hinjawadi IT Park in Pune

Concessions for Ramadan, denial of leave on Hindu festivals

Pune, Maharashtra – Engineers working in major IT parks such as Hinjawadi, Kharadi, and Viman Nagar have levelled serious allegations against company administrations. According to them, Muslim employees are openly Promotion and propagating their religion within workplaces. Efforts are allegedly being made to influence employees’ beliefs and encourage religious conversion within office premises. Employees have also expressed suspicion that management is indirectly supporting such activities. They claim this is not limited to a single organisation but has spread across the entire IT sector in Pune. The employees have demanded that the State Government conduct a thorough investigation and take strict action against those responsible.

Employees have made the following serious allegations:

1. Meeting rooms within offices are being used as prayer spaces for a specific community. Despite such use of official workspaces, management is allegedly turning a blind eye.

2. Employees are often pressured to work or denied leave on Hindu festival days, whereas concessions and leave are granted to Muslims during periods like Ramadan. Hindu festivals are instead marked as optional holidays in company calendars. This alleged bias is not limited to holidays but is increasingly reflected in internal organisational policies as well.

3. Disputes are raised over traditional attire of employees. Muslim women are allowed to wear hijab, but Hindu women are allegedly restricted from wearing sarees or Punjabi dress.