Srinagar, August 11 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee today (AAC) expressed deep regret and worry over the continued arbitrary and extra judicial detention of its Chairman Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Umar Farooq since 5 August 2019.
The statement said that his incarceration for more than three years is a cause of anxiety among the people of J&K , especially his lakhs of followers.
AAC said that by detaining the Mirwaiz , it seems the authorities want to weaken the institution of Mirwaiz , which is indigenous to the culture and heritage of J&K and a distinctive symbol of its islamic ethos and identity.
The institution has centuries old glorious history of service and abetting the growth of the people and society of J&K .
AAC in a statement recalled the remarks of J&K's Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to private TV channel wherein he had said that "no leader in Jammu and Kashmir is under house arrest" AAC asked that if it is so , then why is Mirwaiz Umar Farooq still under house detention?
*Awami Action Committee urged the authorities including the Lieutenant Governor to take immediate steps to end Mirwaiz's arbitrary detention and restore his basic human rights and let people of J&K hear him from the pulpit of jamia Masjid like before," statement reads.
AAC also urged the Govt to release all political prisoners languishing in jails in and outside Jammu & Kashmir.(KNS)