Srinagar, March 13 -- The Jammu and Kashmir authorities have denied permission for prayers on the last Friday of Ramzan at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar for the seventh consecutive year, Kashmir's chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said.
Since 2019, when Jammu and Kashmir's special status was abrogated, the authorities have not allowed the Jumat-ul-Vida prayers at the Jamia Masjid -- the biggest mosque in the region. Jamia Masjid traditionally attracts thousands of devotees for prayers during major Muslim festivals.
The J&K police and home department, which comes under the control of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, did not issue any statement on the restriction.
Mirwaiz slammed the administration's move drawing a parallel with restrictions at the ...