Jammu and Kashmir minister Sakina Itoo criticised LG Manoj Sinha’s administration for not shifting the Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi holiday to Saturday despite repeated requests. Calling it “playing with people’s emotions,” she said the decision should rest with the elected government. Meanwhile, PM Modi and President Murmu extended Eid greetings.

Taliban Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund made the amnesty offer in his message for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice