There has been no let up in the protests and clashes that have rocked the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir over sacrilegious inscriptions on footwear.
Fresh clashes erupted in parts of Srinagar, forcing authorities to re-impose curfew in these areas. Barbed wires have been stretched across roads leading to old Srinagar city. Security forces have been deployed in strength to in sensitive areas to maintain law and order.
As the storm brews over the religious inscriptions on a footwear of a foreign brand, religious leaders in Kashmir see the hand of foreign elements having links with US and Israeli agencies. They have cautioned people to remain vigilant against divisive and anti-Islam forces to defeat their sinister plots.
A joint panel of religious and pro-independence parties met in central Kashmir to discuss the issue. The meeting was attended by heads and representatives of all the Islamic schools of thought in Kashmir.
Mirwaiz said that enemies of Islam are trying to divide Muslims as part of a global conspiracy.
Cutting across religious and political lines, leaders in this disputed region have strongly condemned the deplorable bids attempting to threaten traditional Muslim unity in Kashmir.
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