Srinagar, Mar 31 (UNI) Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, was celebrated on Monday across Kashmir with traditional fervour and gaiety.



The biggest gathering of Eid prayers was held at Hazratbal shrine on the banks of the Dal Lake. Chief ministers Omar Abdullah, his father and National Conference President Farooq Abdullah and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti were among those who offered prayers at the holiest shrine in Kashmir.

Omar said that he joined thousands in offering Eid prayers at Hazratbal with his father and prayed for peace and prosperity for the people of J&K and Ladakh.

PDP President Mehbooba Mufti congratulated people on Eid but expressed sorrow over the situation in Palestine and the “oppression” faced by Muslims in India.

“We pray to Allah to free all humanity, especially the Muslim Ummah, from oppression and bring peace with dignity to Jammu and Kashmir,” she told reporters after the Eid prayers.

A large congregation of Eid prayers was held in all districts of the valley.

Officials said the Eid congregational prayers were held peacefully across Kashmir.

During Eid sermons, the Imams in several parts of Kashmir raised their voice against the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill, which the Government of India intends to table in the Parliament. The call to raise the issue of Waqf was given by Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), the largest representative forum of religious organisations in Jammu & Kashmir.



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