Srinagar, Apr 11 (UNI) Amid the outrage over the Waqf Act, Hurriyat Conference chairman and Kashmir's chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that he was placed under house arrest again and not allowed to offer the congregational prayers at Jamia Masjid here.

Mirwaiz said the restriction is both heartbreaking and outrageous.

“Yet again, this Friday put under house arrest and barred from offering prayers at Jama Masjid. It’s is both heartbreaking and outrageous that authorities continue to trample on my basic religious rights — at their will,” he said in a post in X. .
Mirwaiz also shared a video of police deployed outside his Nagin residence, suggesting restrictions on his movement.
The police have not reacted to the claim. House detention of Mirwaiz is common in Kashmir, but the police rarely admit to such action.
Meanwhile, the Imams and members of the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), J&K’s largest religious representative body, read out the resolution prepared by the council against the Waqf Act in major mosque , khanqahs, shrines, and Imambaras throughout the Kashmir Valley, Chenab region, Jammu, Leh, and Kargil.
MMU said Waqf Amendment Act 2025 was categorically rejected across Jammu & Kashmir, with a strong demand for its immediate withdrawal.
In the resolution MMU expressed serious concern over several provisions of the amended Waqf Act, warning that the changes threaten the religious and community-centric character of Waqf institutions in India.
“The new legislation introduces significant changes in the management and supervision of Waqf properties, and many feel that it may diminish the role and authority of the Muslim community in overseeing its religious endowments, which have traditionally been managed in accordance with Islamic principles,” the resolution read.

The MMU in its resolution reaffirmed its full support to the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and will stand by the Board in whatever course of action it deems appropriate to address the issues arising from the new law.
The MMU also called upon the Muslim community to remain united, aware, and engaged, and to support all peaceful and lawful efforts for the protection and proper functioning of our religious institutions and endowments.

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