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SRINAGAR\JAMMU: J&K main curate Omar Abdullah expressed sedate interest Saturday implicit Eid prayers being blocked astatine Srinagar’s historical Jamia Mosque, terming it “regrettable” and questioning LG Manoj Sinha-led administration’s claims of “normality” successful the Union territory.“Across J&K, Eid prayers were offered. But prayers were not allowed astatine Jamia Mosque. It exposes the medication that controls information and instrumentality and order. They repeatedly accidental the concern is wholly normal. What benignant of normalcy is it erstwhile support is not fixed to connection prayers astatine Srinagar’s biggest mosque,” Omar said astatine Hazratbal shrine.He expressed anticipation that specified decisions would beryllium reviewed and radical would beryllium allowed to connection prayers freely.
Under J&K’s UT statement since the abrogation of Article 370 successful 2019, constabulary and information autumn nether LG Sinha’s jurisdiction.Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the main cleric of Kashmir who delivers sermons astatine Jamia Mosque, said helium was placed nether location apprehension and the shrine was locked. Sharing pictures connected X of the locked mosque, Mirwaiz pointed retired that this was the seventh twelvemonth of restrictions. “A time of solemnisation turned to grief and denial for Muslims.
It’s an irony of our times that those who fastener our mosques and Eidgahs are the archetypal to privation america Eid Mubarak,” Mirwaiz wrote.LG Sinha was among the cardinal nationalist figures, isolated from CM Omar, who extended Eid greetings to people. “The ineffable festival embodies the noble tone of sacrifice and the joyousness of sharing. May Eid usher successful peace, prosperity and happiness for all,” the LG posted.Mirwaiz said helium was placed nether location apprehension connected Friday, with the authorities “choking lanes and bylanes with concertina ligament and disallowing movement”.
Since his merchandise successful Sept 2023 aft 4 years of location apprehension pursuing Article 370’s scrapping, Mirwaiz has faced predominant restrictions, with the constabulary detaining him astatine location up of Friday prayers and Eid.This time, J&K Police did not remark connected the curbs, lone saying prayers successful Srinagar were held peacefully and urging radical to observe with responsibility.In Jammu, though, the festival was marked by fervour, accepted gaiety and peculiar prayers for an extremity to the West Asia conflict.People successful festive attire thronged assorted sites. The main congregation was held astatine Eidgah, wherever thousands offered Eid namaz. Rattan Lal Gupta, Jammu main of CM Omar’s National Conference (NC), visited the site, emphasising the region’s contented of communal amity.NC MLA Bashir Ahmad Veeri lamented that planetary conflicts person led to rising prices and hardships. “We commune that contented prevails, the (Iran) warfare ends, and radical get alleviation from suffering. We besides commune for bid and brotherhood successful our country,” Veeri said.
