Ulema ask people to defy beef ban on Eid-ul-Adha

Upping the ante on the controversial beef ban issue, Ulema (religious scholars) from Kashmir Thursday passed a resolution asking Muslims across the State to defy the ban on Eid-ul-Adha. They also threatened to launch mass agitation “if the Government interferes in our religious affairs.” The resolution was passed during a daylong session of Muttaheda-Majlis-e-Ulema chaired by its head, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, at Mirwaiz Manzil here. “The recent order declaring ban on beef is a direct interference in religious affairs of Muslims. Muslims of Kashmir have to put forward a united…

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