The Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar has demanded the release of its chief, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, from continued house arrest before the up-coming Eid-ul-Azha.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been under house de-tention at his Nigeen residence in Srinagar since Au-gust 05, 2019.
The Anjuman Auqaf in a statement said due to his prolonged detention, the Mirwaiz has not been able to perform the important religious duty of Juma prayers for the 198th consecutive week besides not being able to carry out his official duties. It strongly protested against the nearly four-year-long detention of the Mirwaiz and barring him from preaching from the pulpit of the historic mosque.
The Anjuman hoped that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq would be released before the holy days of Hajj and the festive occasion of Eid-ul-Azha “so that he would be able to resume his political activities and fulfill his religious and social responsibilities.—KMS
