Sources mentioned the autos as soon as blocking the gate of his residence have been moved away and stationed at a distance
Sources mentioned the autos as soon as blocking the gate of his residence have been moved away and stationed at a distance
A face-off is probably going between the J&Ok administration and the administration of the Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, because the Valley’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq determined to ship his first Friday sermon this week, for the primary time since August 5, 2019.
Sources mentioned the autos as soon as blocking the gate of the Mirwaiz’s residence in Srinagar’s Nigeen space have been moved away and stationed at a distance.
J&Ok Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha not too long ago mentioned “the Mirwaiz was a free man and should decide what to do”.
According to the Hurriyat, the Mirwaiz has been confined to his home and has not been allowed to satisfy anybody since August 5, 2019, when the Centre ended J&Ok semi-autonomous standing.
‘The Mirwaiz was not detained’
In an interview to the BBC in Srinagar, J&Ok L-G Manoj Sinha, nonetheless, mentioned, “the Mirwaiz was not detained”. “In the past, his father was assassinated unfortunately. We keep security around his house to protect him. He needs to decide what he wants to do. He is neither under house arrest nor detained,” L-G Sinha mentioned.
Immediately after the BBC interview, the Mirwaiz tried to come back out and speak to the information channel “but was not allowed to step out of the house”.
Now, all eyes are on the upcoming Friday whether or not the L-G administration will permit the Mirwaiz to go to Jamia Masjid or not.
After August 5, 2019, safety businesses in J&Ok had opposed any transfer to permit the Mirwaiz to attend any spiritual perform and even closed the mosque for a lot of weeks for Friday congregational prayers “to keep away from any legislation and order drawback.
Source: www.thehindu.com