The Uttar Pradesh administration for all this while has been quite stringent, forbidding all religious events including namaz, on roads in various parts of the state.
Sapper Prakash Jadhav, who lost his life in an encounter with terrorists at Kulgam in November 2018, and CRPF personnel Harshpal Singh will be honoured with Kirti Chakra.
It is not clear why Gupta, who just days ago claimed that protests in Kashmir will be Pakistan's best hope is now urging the government to lift restrictions and allow protests.
The Muslim mob did not even spare the police as they threw stones at even police officials injuring seven policemen. The police were quick to fire tear gas to disperse the crowd in the area.
There has been a spurt in the spread of fake news and misinformation from both Pakistan and a certain section of Indian media after the historic decision of abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5.