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Hazratbal Plaque With Ashoka Emblem Defaced During Eid Gathering as Waqf Chief Demands Arrests

Calls for PSA charges face pushback from leaders urging dialogue over the emblem’s religious propriety.

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The marble plaque, which also bears the name of Darakhshan Andrabi, the chairperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board, was part of a recent renovation project inaugurated on September 3. (ANI)

Overview

  • A video showed worshippers damaging a newly installed marble inauguration plaque inside Srinagar’s Hazratbal shrine and removing the national emblem.
  • Waqf Board chair Dr Darakhshan Andrabi labeled the act “terrorism,” sought FIRs and PSA detention for those involved, and alleged political instigation by National Conference figures.
  • NC MLA Tanvir Sadiq and other leaders said sculpted images in a shrine contravene Islamic teachings, urging resolution through consultation rather than punitive action.
  • Security sources told WION that police have identified the people seen damaging the plaque, though widespread arrests had not been confirmed in reports by late Friday.
  • The plaque was part of a recent renovation inaugurated by the Waqf Board, and the incident occurred during large Eid-e-Milad congregations at the revered site.