Srinagar, March 31 -- Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board chairperson and Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) leader Darakhshan Andrabi on Sunday told local media that Eid prayers will not be held at the Eidgah in downtown Srinagar this year due to ongoing construction work.

"The biggest congregation will be at Hazratbal Shrine. All arrangements have been completed by the Waqf Board in co-ordination with departments concerned," she said.

As the holy month of Ramzan comes to a close, the local community will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday.

Andrabi's remarks came in the aftermath Jamia Masjid's managing committee Anjuman Auqaf, headed by chief priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, urging the authorities to allow Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at the Eidgah managed by Waq...