Row Over Eid-e-Milad Holiday In J&K, Abdullah Govt Blames LG For 'Playing With Emotions'

Last Updated:September 05, 2025, 13:32 IST

The J&K minister accused the LG administration of "playing with the emotions of the people" as they did not shift the holiday to Saturday from Friday

As per the Islamic lunar calendar, Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi is being celebrated in J&K on Saturday. (Photo: PTI file)

While the country is celebrating Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi, there is no official holiday in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. J&K Minister Sakina Itoo blamed Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s administration for not shifting the holiday on Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi “despite repeated requests".

As per the Islamic lunar calendar, Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi is being celebrated in J&K on Saturday. However, the J&K administration has announced the holiday for the festival on Friday.

The minister accused the LG administration of “playing with the emotions of the people" as they did not shift the holiday to Saturday from Friday.

“This is totally unjust that Eid-e-Milad, a sacred occasion for Muslims worldwide, is not observed as a holiday on the correct date in J-K. What does ‘subject to appearance of the moon’ mean if it is not followed?" Itoo said in a post on X.

She said, “Despite repeated requests" from the elected government to shift the holiday, “no action has been taken." “This is playing with the emotions of the people. Such decisions should be at the helm of the elected government," the minister added.

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti accused the Conference-led government of the reason why J&K is not observing a holiday today.

“How unfortunate that a blessed occasion like Eid-e-Milad for Muslims all over the world is not even being observed on the correct day in J&K. Month after month we witness how the NC Government even with a brute majority legitimises & normalises such atrocious decisions. India’s only Muslim majority state doesn’t even have the freedom to declare our cherished religious occasions," Mufti wrote in a post on X.

Meanwhile, in Maharashtra, the government decided to shift the public holiday on account of Eid-e-Milad in Mumbai city and the suburban district on September 8 instead of September 5.

The move was taken after the Muslim community decided to hold Eid-e-Milad processions on September 8 to ensure harmony, as Anant Chaturdashi falls on September 6, when Ganesh idols will be immersed after public processions, officials said.

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