Srinagar's Jamia Masjid is yet to allow Friday prayers. The historic mosque barred namaz for the third consecutive Friday on October 27 as fear of protests and subsequent violence over Israel's military action in Gaza persisted, reported news agency PTI.
Security personnel maintained a vigil in the Nowhatta area of Srinagar even as the mosque doors remained locked for the third consecutive Friday. Last Friday (October 20), the managing body of the mosque Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid while informing that Friday prayers will not be allowed said in a statement that the police closed the gates of the mosque in Srinagar.
The Hurriyat Conference, led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief priest of Kashmir, voiced its apprehensions over the repeated closure of the historic Jamia Masjid and the "house detention" of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief priest of Kashmir. The organisation said these actions were stark reminders of the "fragile normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir", the PTI report stated. Mirwaiz was recently released after four years of house detention in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019.
Hurriyat Solidarity With Palestine
In a statement, the Hurriyat Conference expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine. It said that Kashmiris stand with Palestine despite bans and restrictions imposed on them.
The Hurriyat Conference also sought to convey a strong message against the futility of war. asserting that it can never be a means to achieve peace. Instead, the organization highlighted that war only leads to destruction, fostering mistrust, insecurities, and cruelties.
The statement read, "While thousands of children of Gaza have been bombed to death, hospitals and homes are being razed to the ground, the war on Palestinians—a blot on humanity—continues uninterrupted. Those who claim to be champions of human rights and freedoms are either supporting it or remaining silent."
The Hurriyat Conference said that over 1,400 people in Gaza lost their lives in the unprecedented attacks by Israel.
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