Admin asks Jamia Masjid managing body to hold Eid prayers at 7 am

Srinagar, Apr 30: Having disallowed Shab-e-Qadr and Jumat-ul-Vida prayers at Jamia Masjid, the authorities have asked the managing body of the grand mosque to hold Eid-ul-fitr prayers at 7 a.m. to allow it handle any law and order problem “efficiently”.
Official sources said that Police and Administration had a meeting with the Anjuman-e-Auqaaf Jamia Masjid Nowhatta Srinagar today regarding conduct of Eid Ul Fitr prayers.
Among addressing other issues, the committee was requested to schedule the prayers at 7:00 am on the day of Eid to handle the situation “efficiently in case of any Law & Order problems and to ensure public safety and security.”
They said there had been umpteen evidence of episodes in the past erupting into “law & order problems by miscreants compelling authorities to act in the interest of public safety and security.”
The Intizamia committee of Jamia Masjid has sought time till evening today to take a decision at their level, they added. However when this report was filed, the decision was awaited. (GNS)