Roy has been a flag waver of dissent in the country. She has been an unrelenting critic of the Modi administration and its impact on India's democratic fabric
Kashmir IG VK Birdi had visited Navyug Tunnel to Chandanwari in Pahalgam, one of the two base camps for the pilgrimage, to inspect the security arrangements to be put in place along the yatra route and at various camping sites
Earlier, the event was scheduled to be held outdoors but due to heavy rains the venue was shifted and event was held inside the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) on the banks of Dal Lake
Eid al-Adha celebrated peacefully in Kashmir, but prayers at historic sites restricted. Leaders like Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest. Festivities at Dargah Hazratbal.