Uproar over holiday in J&K, Omar says decision by L-G 'inconsiderate'

A major row has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after the Lieutenant-Governor administration declared a public holiday for Eid-e-Milad un Nabi (birthday of Prophet Muhammad) a day earlier and failed to reschedule the holiday, prompting sharp criticism from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah,

- FAYAZ WANI @ Srinagar

who said the deliberate decision by the unelected government to not shift the holiday is "inconsiderate and designed to hurt the sentiments of the people, and other political and religious leaders".

The Eid-e-Milad un Nabi is being celebrated by Muslims across the world on 12th of Rabi Al Awwal, the third month of the Islamic lunar calendar.