Srinagar, Feb. 13 -- Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid has expressed profound disappointment over this decision and strongly condemned these repressive measures.Anjuman Auqafsaid that following Asr prayers, authorities abruptly closed the gates of Jama Masjid Srinagar, while police personnel asked worshippers to vacate the mosque premises.

The Auqaf was further informed that the observance of Shab-e-Baraat would not be permitted at the Jama Masjid.Terming the ban a repressive measure, the Anjuman Auqaf said, "It is deeply unfortunate that every time an important religious occasion arrives, people in large numbers who visit the Jama Masjid are left disappointed to find the grand mosque forcibly closed and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq barred from fulfilli...