The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday accepted the long pending demand of the Muslim community to hold the Muharram procession on the traditional route from Guru Bazar to Dalgate through Lal Chowk after three decades.
“While taking the religious sentiments of Shia brethren into consideration, the administration decided to allow the procession tomorrow", Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said today.
The administration after several round of talks with Shia Muslim community representatives of all groups and the local committee of Gurubazar got assurances from all stakeholders that the sacred religious event would be conducted and culminated peacefully.
Accordingly, all security arrangements would be put in place and general public especially members of the Shia community are informed that no one shall be allowed to take out any other procession individually or collectively on the route except the one to be taken out from Gurubazar which has the permission from the Administration
Anyone violating the orders shall be very strictly dealt with as per law.
However, he said that the timing for the procession shall be from 6 am to 8 am considering the working day tomorrow and to avoid hardship to general people. He informed that both LG and the Chief Secretary have directed for considering the demand positively and closely monitoring the situation.
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