Thousands at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid demand release of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Srinagar, April 21, 2023 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, thousands of people including men, women and children performed Friday prayers at the historical Jama Masjid, Srinagar, today. The devotees on the occasion condemned the continued house detention of senior APHC leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and demanded his immediate release. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who used to lead Friday prayers in the Srinagar’s historical mosque is under house detention for the past four years.

On the occasion, a message of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was read out to the devotees wherein he appealed to them to celebrate Eid with simplicity. He urged people to remember the poor, needy and disadvantaged people of society on the august occasion. The Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar expressed strong resentment against his illegal detention and urged the Modi regime to change its dictatorial attitude and release him on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr. The Anjuman said that the Eid prayers would be offered after three years at Jamia Masjid Srinagar at 09:00 am, tomorrow.

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