SRINAGAR, Sep 13: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that the government's decision to close all major mosques and shrines in Kashmir on Eid has never happened in our history and will have a huge backlash.
Omar told to Agency that "People are saying that it is the rule of Jan Sangh and that's why the doors of every major mosque and shrine have been locked by this government. People who had gone to offer prayers at Sayid sahib (shrine) in my neighbourhood were shocked to see it locked. People are very angry. "We didn't have such a situation ever in our history. They have closed all the major mosques and shrines and have disallowed people to offer Eid prayers there. They have disallowed prayers at Eidgah, Hazratbal, Maqhdoom sahib, Jamia masjid, even the Sayid sahib shrine in my neighbourhood. It is going to have a huge backlash." (Agencies)
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