Mirwaiz Umar Farooq ‘Disallowed’ to join Friday prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq ‘Disallowed’ to join Friday prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid

Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was disallowed on Friday to leave his residence in Srinagar to attend congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid, a week after J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha suggested “he was a free man”. “I started for the Jamia Masjid around 12:40 p.m. All I intended to do was offer my namaz. However, policemen outside stopped me from leaving my residence. I told them that a statement on my release was made by a responsible person who heads J&K,” the Mirwaiz told…

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