Srinagar: Chairman of his faction of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was not allowed to address the faithful on Friday at historic Jamia Masjid Srinagar as he continues to be under house arrest.
As a valley’s head priest, Mirwaiz delivers the weekly sermons at the mosque.
“First Friday of 2018 ,again disallowed from offering mandatory Friday prayers! The practice of chocking all political space also extended to exercising fundamental religious rights ! what a shame !” Mirwaiz tweeted.