Mirwaiz barred from prayers at Jamia Masjid, mosque’s managing body says

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Asif Iqbal | May 18, 2024 | 09:03 AM IST | Jammu Kashmir, Kashmir | Follow on Google News

Mirwaiz barred from prayers at Jamia Masjid, mosque’s managing body says

Mirwaiz barred from prayers at Jamia Masjid, mosque’s managing body says

Mirwaiz Kashmir, Umar Farooq was allegedly barred from offering the congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid here on Friday as he “continued to remain under house arrest”, the managing body of the mosque said.

Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid alleged that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been placed under house arrest since May 3, and was again not allowed to go to the Jamia Masjid to deliver the Friday sermon and offer prayers for the third consecutive Friday.

The alleged restrictions on the movement of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq come ahead of the death anniversaries of his father Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq and separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone, the father of People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone.

Farooq and Lone were killed by Hizbul Mujahideen militants in 1990 and 2002 for opposing a growing ‘gun culture’ in the Kashmir valley.

They were both considered advocates of finding a lasting solution through peaceful means.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by VoM News staff and is published from Kashmir life)

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