In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, senior APHC leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was once again placed under house arrest today, preventing him from offering the congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the Mirwaiz, who traditionally delivers the Friday sermon at the grand mosque located in the Nowhatta locality of the city, was scheduled to do so today. However, New Delhi-installed IIOJK administration led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha placed him under detention at his Nigeen residence in Srinagar, barring his entry into the mosque for the second consecutive Friday.
Taking to social media platform X, the Mirwaiz wrote: “Yet again, this Friday put under house arrest and barred from offering prayers at Jama Masjid. It is both heartbreaking and outrageous that authorities continue to trample on my basic religious rights at their will.”
