Wearing keffiyeh, Farooq Abdullah joins Muharram procession

SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah joined a Muharram procession successful Srinagar's aged metropolis Sunday, wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh arsenic a people of solidarity with radical of Palestine and Iran."We basal with the Islamic world, with Palestinians, and Iran for the Islamic warfare they are fighting," Farooq said. "Muslims indispensable unite against each forms of evil and that is the lone mode bid tin prevail successful the world."Islam promotes bid and brotherhood, helium said and added Muharram served arsenic a reminder to basal against tyranny. Farooq was accompanied by his grandsons, Zamir Abdullah and Zahir Abdullah, who besides wore keffiyehs.

The black-and-white patterned Palestinian keffiyeh, traditionally worn for extortion from the sun, has gained usage arsenic a awesome of Palestinian nationalism and resistance.Separately, L-G Manoj Sinha joined a Muharram procession successful the Botakadal country of the aged city. "I wage my tribute to Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and his companions. Their sacrifice for peace, emotion and compassion, usher america to physique a nine based connected equality and harmony."

He said Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) gave the connection of selfless work and guided humanity to attraction for those little fortunate. "Young generations indispensable larn from the beingness and virtues of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and locomotion connected the righteous way shown by him," Sinha said. He besides served refreshments to mourners.Meanwhile, salient Shia person Aga Syed Mohammad Hadi cautioned the govt against what helium called "filing of unfastened FIRs" and threatening arresting youths who participated successful Muharram processions.India is simply a antiauthoritarian and escaped state and Shia mourners should not look apprehension oregon intimidation aft Muharram, helium said portion addressing a ample gathering astatine Imambargah Bemina connected Srinagar's outskirts. "If they apprehension our boys aft the 14th (of Muharram), we volition each connection ourselves for wide arrest. Let's spot however large their jails are."His connection came days aft constabulary reportedly removed banners and portraits of slain Hezbollah person Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah astatine immoderate places successful Budgam and Srinagar.Police connected Friday said respective "individuals violated agreed-upon conditions during a Muharram procession, engaging successful deliberate and unlawful acts"."These actions were intended to provoke unrest, disturb nationalist bid and disrupt communal harmony, posing a superior menace to information and integrity of the nation," a constabulary spokesperson said.Police said ineligible enactment had been initiated nether sections of BNS. "The accused person been identified and ineligible proceedings are underway."