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Hurriyat Chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Still Under House Arrest

A Hurriyat statement expressed regret that after announcing the release of its chairman Mirwaiz e Umar Farooq, the government went back on its decision.

Hurriyat Chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Still Under House Arrest
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The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) said last night police officials visited the residence of Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to convey 바카라œthat he continues to be under house arrest and will not be allowed to go to Jama Masjid for Friday prayers".

The Hurriyat has asked people not lose hope and show patience and at no cost resort to any form of violent protest.

바카라œGovernment authorities backtrack on its own decision about the release of @MirwaizKashmir, says no orders received to set him free, will not be allowed to offer Friday Prayers at Jama Masjid,바카라 a tweet of Mirwaiz Manzil (residence) said.

The APHC statement here said that it expresses regret that after announcing the release of its chairman Mirwaiz e Umar Farooq, the government authorities went back on their decision.

바카라œLate last night police officials visited Mirwaiz's residence to convey to him that he continues to be under house arrest, and will not be allowed to go to Jama Masjid for Friday prayers today. And since early morning additional forces have been deployed outside his house and in the area converting it into a garrison,바카라 the Hurriyat statement said.

바카라œWe strongly condemn this authoritarian flip flop of the government,바카라 the APHC said.

바카라œThis imperious decision of the authorities has hurt the sentiments of people and further aggrieved them, as they were eagerly awaiting the Mirwaiz바카라™s release from arbitrary house arrest,바카라 the Hurriyat said.

바카라œRecently in the Indian Parliament, the government of India바카라™s minister of state for home affairs had categorically stated that no one in Jammu & Kashmir is under house arrest. If that is so why does the Mirwaiz continue to be detained?바카라 the Hurriyat asked.

On February 3, the ministry of home affairs had said no one is under house arrest in Jammu and Kashmir.

Minister of state for home G Kishan Reddy had said in Parliament that since August 1, 2019, when Article 370 was abrogated and J&K was bifurcated into two Union Territories, 613 persons, 바카라œincluding separatists, overground workers, stone pelters etc.바카라 were detained at various points of time.

바카라œOut of them, based on regular review and ground situation, 430 people have been released till date,바카라 he said. 바카라œThe government of Jammu and Kashmir has further reported that no person is under house arrest in the Jammu and Kashmir,바카라 he said. On March 11 last year the Union home ministery had said the authorities took 7,357 people in preventive custody since August 2019 in Jammu and Kashmir.

On Thursday, there were reports that Mirwaiz would be released and allowed to lead prayers at Jamia Masjid. Following the reports, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had tweeted, 바카라œGood to hear about Mirwaiz바카라™s release from arbitrary detention. I hope that hundreds of Kashmiri men languishing in jails in & outside J&K will also be released soon. Its time they returned home to their families.바카라

Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had also welcomed the reports saying, 바카라œreports of allowing Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to offer congregational prayers at Jamia Masjid after 18 months also gives an insinuation about the changed attitude we hail on account of it being in sync with our stated policy underscoring goodwill between India and Pakistan as a means to foster peace in J&K.바카라

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