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The government privately cites fear of militant strikes as a reason for the restrictions.<ref name=RW2010/> [[Shia]] leaders in the state, such as [[Mohammad Abbas Ansari]], complain that the restrictions are discriminatory and impinge of their [[freedom of religion]].<ref name=RW2010/><ref name= Scoop>{{cite news|title=Molvi Abbas denounces Ban on Ashura Processions|url=http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=33420|accessdate=10 February 2014|newspaper=Scoop News}}</ref> |
The government privately cites fear of militant strikes as a reason for the restrictions.<ref name=RW2010/> [[Shia]] leaders in the state, such as [[Mohammad Abbas Ansari]], complain that the restrictions are discriminatory and impinge of their [[freedom of religion]].<ref name=RW2010/><ref name= Scoop>{{cite news|title=Molvi Abbas denounces Ban on Ashura Processions|url=http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=33420|accessdate=10 February 2014|newspaper=Scoop News}}</ref> |
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The petition that was filed by Masroor Abbas Ansari in 2008 said that permission was granted in past by District Magistrate Srinagar and Divisional Commissioner Kashmir to take out the procession, but state uses brutal forces to crush it, It added. <ref> www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2009/Dec/25/inform-people-early-on-decision-hc-directs-state-39.asp</ref><ref> www.kashmirdispatch.com/story-in-pictures/04127239-in-pictures-arrests-protests-mark-muharram-in-kashmir.htm</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:15, 14 April 2015
Ashura processions in Kashmir mark the Day of Ashura commemorating the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala.[1] However major mourning processions in the state have been banned by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir since the 1990s when such processions often turned into pro-freedom protests.[2] Smaller processions are permitted in some Shia-pockets of the state, including in the districts of Baramulla, Kulgam, Leh and Kargil, but processions are not allowed along the traditional route that is Abi Guzar to Zadibal[3] in state capital of Srinagar, and the occasion is often marred by clashes between the mourners and the police.[2][4]
The government privately cites fear of militant strikes as a reason for the restrictions.[1] Shia leaders in the state, such as Mohammad Abbas Ansari, complain that the restrictions are discriminatory and impinge of their freedom of religion.[1][5] The petition that was filed by Masroor Abbas Ansari in 2008 said that permission was granted in past by District Magistrate Srinagar and Divisional Commissioner Kashmir to take out the procession, but state uses brutal forces to crush it, It added. [6][7]
References
- ^ a b c Islamic Republic News Agency (17 December 2010). "India: Govt clamps curfew to stop main Ashura procession in Kashmir". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ a b Ashiq, Peerzada (15 December 2010). "Curfew to prevent Muharram procession". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Nov/5/amid-curbs-on-traditional-route-district-admin-monitors-zadibal-procession-12.asp
- ^ "Muharram in Srinagar marred by violence". The Telegraph. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Molvi Abbas denounces Ban on Ashura Processions". Scoop News. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2009/Dec/25/inform-people-early-on-decision-hc-directs-state-39.asp
- ^ www.kashmirdispatch.com/story-in-pictures/04127239-in-pictures-arrests-protests-mark-muharram-in-kashmir.htm