IIOJK authorities place Mirwaiz under house arrest in Srinagar
Srinagar: The authorities in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have placed All Parties Hurriyat Conference senior leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest in Srinagar, today.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the authorities put him under house detention to prevent him from offering the obligatory Juma prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid and other religious and social activities.
Meanwhile, the Anjuman Auqaf of Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, in a statement in Srinagar condemned his unjustified house arrest. It said that when Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was preparing to proceed to the historic Jamia Masjid as per his usual schedule, he was informed by the authorities that he was under house arrest and would not be allowed to visit the mosque.
The Anjuman Auqaf termed such actions by the authorities as unjustified, extremely regrettable and an infringement on the Mirwaiz’s religious freedom. This act amounts to interference in religious matters, it added.
The Auqaf said this move once again caused disappointment among the devotees and worshippers who had come from across the valley to offer Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid and to benefit from the Mirwaiz’s sermons.
Such unjustifiable actions by the administration are unacceptable, the Anjuman maintained.
