Srinagar, Sep 25 (KNO): A special session of the key members of the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulama (MMU) was scheduled to be held at the residence of its head, Mirwaiz Kashmir Dr. Molvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, at Mirwaiz Manzil, Nigeen on Thursday, a spokesman said on Thursday.
The agenda included deliberations on the concerns and reservations regarding the Waqf Amendment Bill, as well as the presentation of a report prepared by the Council’s Muftis on the supply and consumption of rotten meat and related products in the Valley, in order to update the community about the current situation, a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO).
However, once again, the authorities foiled the session by placing the head of the Council under house arrest at his residence, preventing the participants from attending. The Majlis strongly condemned this action and termed it extremely regrettable.
On this occasion, the Mirwaiz in a statement on X said: “Today, once again, I have been placed under strict house detention, and the lanes leading to my residence have been sealed with barbed wire.”
He said that, as per the program, a meeting of the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulama was to be held today at his residence, which was to be attended by the heads of important religious organisations. The meeting was to deliberate on the concerns arising after the recent Supreme Court verdict on the Waqf Board, as well as pressing social and religious issues such as the supply and consumption of rotten meat and related products in the Valley.
He said that restrictions and curbs on such peaceful activities are nothing but absurd, repeatedly exposing the weakness and insecurity of those who resort to them. Yet it seems that the authorities are still not satisfied even with this—(KNO)