In illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Narendra Modi-led Indian government continues to usurp the religious freedom preventing the Muslims from performing their religious obligations.

The Indian authorities once again locked the Jamia Masjid Srinagar, today, and prevented holding of Juma prayers.

The authorities deployed Indian troops in strength in Nowhatta and other areas of the city to stop people from reaching the grand mosque.

The actions were taken out of the fear that the Juma congregation at the mosque could turn into an anti-India and anti-Israel demonstration.

The ban of Juma prayers at the grand mosque exposes the religious bias of the Modi regime against the Muslims of occupied Kashmir.

India disallowed the Muslims from performing their religious obligations while it sets into motion all the men and machinery to facilitate the Hindus to observe their religious occasions including the two-month-long Amarnath Yarta.