SRINAGAR: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the government today allowed prayers in historic Jamia Masjid after eight weeks after traders issued a threat to go on an indefinite strike if the prayers were not allowed in the mosque.
No Friday prayers could be offered for the past eight weeks due to restriction in the Masjid, the stronghold of moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq, who is also under house arrest for the past more than a month.
However, yesterday shopkeepers and other businessmen under the banner of traders federation hit the streets and threatened to launch agitation if they were not allowed offer Friday prayers and business in the Jamia Market and adjoining areas, which remained under restrictions, particularly on every Friday for the past more than a month.
Taking to micro blogging site Twitter, the working president of main opposition National Conference (NC) said “The threat of the local traders that they would go on an indefinite shutdown is what forced the government to allow prayers today.
” There were no restrictions today and large number of people joined the Friday prayers which were followed by stone pelting, demonstration and bursting of teargas shells. (UNI)
No Friday prayers could be offered for the past eight weeks due to restriction in the Masjid, the stronghold of moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq, who is also under house arrest for the past more than a month.
However, yesterday shopkeepers and other businessmen under the banner of traders federation hit the streets and threatened to launch agitation if they were not allowed offer Friday prayers and business in the Jamia Market and adjoining areas, which remained under restrictions, particularly on every Friday for the past more than a month.
Taking to micro blogging site Twitter, the working president of main opposition National Conference (NC) said “The threat of the local traders that they would go on an indefinite shutdown is what forced the government to allow prayers today.
” There were no restrictions today and large number of people joined the Friday prayers which were followed by stone pelting, demonstration and bursting of teargas shells. (UNI)
