Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Denied Admission to Jamia Masjid Again

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Hurriyat Conference chairman, was again denied permission to offer congregational prayers at Jamia Masjid, marking the third consecutive Friday of house arrest. He condemned this as an assault on basic rights and criticized the lack of accountability and violation of religious freedom.

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the Hurriyat Conference chairman, has once more been barred from participating in congregational prayers at Jamia Masjid, highlighting a recurring theme of restricted religious freedom in Kashmir.

On Friday, the cleric announced via social media platform X that law enforcement authorities had placed him under house arrest for the third successive Friday. He lambasted these actions as a violation of basic human rights, questioning the legality of such restrictions.

Farooq criticized the government’s arbitrary power to curtail his freedom without accountability, condemning the lack of action from those who should hold the authorities responsible. He expressed strong disapproval for what he described as the government's disregard for human rights and public sentiment.