Srinagar, Oct 12 (KNS): The Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Old City are of Nowhatta was today disallowed by the authorities, amid restrictions in parts of Srinagar to thwart protest against the death of PhD scholar-turned-militant, Abdul Manan Wani.
Authorities have imposed restrictions in Nowhatta area of Srinagar and also barred people from offering congregational Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid.
Meanwhile Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman and Jamia Masjid’s head cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq continued to remain under house detention today, thus barring him from leading prayers at grand Masjid here.
Mirwaiz however said that “repression of Government of India has pushed the youth to armed resistance and a cycle of death and loss.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel”
“Even as Kashmir shuts to mourn scholar shaheed Mananwani , downtown under strict curfew prayers at Jamia Masjid again barred for the 15 th Friday this year while arbitrary arrests PSAs on activists , suspension of Kashmiri students from universities, repeated closure of colleges and universities to disallow dissent continues unabated. This repression coupled with intransigence of Govt of India pushes young boys to armed resistance and a cycle of death and loss,” Mirwaiz tweeted. (KNS)