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Kashmir's main priest, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, connected Friday (March 20, 2026) claimed helium was enactment nether location apprehension and not allowed to connection the congregational prayers astatine the Jamia Masjid.
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"For the 3rd consecutive Friday successful Ramzan I person been enactment nether arbitrary location arrest-never conveyed successful writing, but enforced by placing constabulary vehicles and ample contingents successful beforehand of my gross and the full area, chocking gully points and lanes with concertina wires, disallowing postulation movement, each to forestall maine from delivering the Friday sermon astatine Jama Masjid!" Mirwaiz said successful a station connected X.
He besides posted pictures purportedly showing a ample contingent of information forces and constabulary vehicles extracurricular the gross of his residence successful Nigeen locality of the metropolis here.
Mirwaiz, who delivers the Friday (March 20) sermon astatine the expansive mosque successful Nowhatta country of the city, said his location detention "conveys panic of the rulers".
"While it conveys panic of the rulers, the centrality of Jama Masjid for the Muslims of the portion has unluckily ever been a thorn successful their side, arsenic are Muslim institutions and identity, which they privation to undermine. But specified measures cannot erase individuality nor weaken faith. These attempts volition fail," helium added.
