Srinagar:
In occupied Kashmir, Indian police attacked Shia youngsters trying to hold a traditional Muharram procession in the Abi Guzar area of Srinagar, injuring several and arresting more than 60.
Indian media reported on Tuesday that Indian police attacked Shia mourners in occupied Kashmir with tear gas and batons, injuring several people and arresting several of them in Srinagar.
According to the Kashmir Observer, eyewitnesses reported that police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of Husseini mourners in Srinagar town of Jammu and Kashmir, and in several places police used shotguns against mourners. ۔
It should be noted that holding ceremonies of the grandson of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in occupied Kashmir has always been a sensitive political issue, and has been banned in Jammu and Kashmir for more than 30 years, but according to media reports, this month In (August), local authorities in Jammu and Kashmir decided to lift the ban and allow Muharram celebrations in the region, after which the Shia community announced a procession.
On the other hand, the decision was criticized by Shia and Sunni leaders in occupied Kashmir as all religious ceremonies in Kashmir have been canceled due to the Corona crisis, and critics have claimed that Indian authorities in Kashmir are Shia and Sunni. They want to divide because of which it has been decided that people of both religions should fight with each other.
According to informed sources, government officials are concerned that these Muharram processions will turn into anti-India rallies and slogans of independence will be chanted, leading to a ban on Muharram celebrations in occupied Kashmir. Is.
It may be recalled that last year too, the Jammu and Kashmir Police opposed the mourning processions of Imam Hussain in Kashmir and arrested several mourners after attacking them.
The Muslim Ittehad Party had asked the Supreme Court in 2008 to lift the ban on Muharram mourning ceremonies in Kashmir.
