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| Eid is round the corner! | | Will Govt allow a congregation at Eidgah? | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: With Syed Ali Geelani offering relief in his calendar, things seem to have eased out for the administration, at least for the time being. However, the government will be put to real test on November 18 when more than 2 lakh people will assemble at Eidgah to offer Eid prayers. A similar congregation will be held at Hazratbal shrine. This leaves the government with a hectic job of controlling at least four lakh people at these two places. Imposing restrictions on that day is not a suitable option. What then shall the government do? After Eid-ul-Fitr experience, the government can not take the risk of sitting on the fence.
On Eid-ul-Fitr, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq urged the people to march to Lal Chowk. In response to his call around fifty thousand people reached Lal Chowk and hurled scores of flags atop the Clock Tower. Mirwaiz also deliverd a fiery speech in the city centre. Mirwaiz was also booked for “inciting violence”. While the cleric was addressing the people, the office of Power Development Corporation was set ablaze by unidentified persons. The entire Valley was placed under strict curfew for fifteen days. The government succeeded in enforcing its writ but only after subjecting the people to great inconvenience on the occasion of Eid.
What if the separatist leadership makes a similar call on November 18? The government is already under fire for disallowing congregational prayers in the Jamia Masjid for nine consecutive Fridays. The clerics have threatened a Futwa (ruling) if prayers are not allowed on November 12.
Jamia Masjid is believed to be a strong bastion of Mirwaiz Umer Farooq. The area has been witnessing severe stone pelting on every Friday for the past three years. Mirwaiz has repeatedly appealed to the youth to refrain from pelting stones but ding dong battles have not stopped.
Although nobody in the administration takes the clerics seriously but on the occasion of Eid, the government cannot take the risk of annoying them. Analysts believe the calm may end at the slightest provocation. “It only takes a spark to ignite Kashmir once again”, they opine.
The administration, therefore, has to keep its fingers crossed for the time being. Which way the wind blows in the coming days, remains to be seen.
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