The BJP-led Waqf Board in Kashmir is facing growing opposition from regional parties and locals over the move to convert a part of Eidgah, a ground traditionally dedicated to congregational prayers in Srinagar, into a cancer hospital.
“The statements issued about Eidgah have hurt the sentiments of local Muslim populace, which is watching the situation with lots of apprehension. The place is meant for prayers. Anything done against the wishes of the people will be fraught with dangers,” former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said.
She accused the administration of “creating a pressure-cooker kind of situation in J&K”. “This government has no representative character and no authority to take decisions on behalf of any community, especially the Muslim community to which the Waqf properties belong to,” she said.
