Srinagar, May 22 -- The Jamia Market in the Nowhatta area of the old city remained open on Wednesday, the 35th death anniversary of Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq, ending a long tradition of shutdown in the area on this day.
Courtesy efforts by the police, local traders, and Jamia Auqaf Committee, Jamia Market, which would remain closed on this day since May 5, 1990 - the day Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq was assassinated - remained open after over three decades today.
"For years to come, the late Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq will continue to be our leader. He was the leader of consciousness, and his ultimate sacrifice, which he made for the sake of society, will never be forgotten. We believe that shutting the Jamia Market and the surrounding areas would not go do...