All Parties Hurriyat Conference headed by incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday condemned the repeated closure of Jama Masjid Srinagar for Friday prayers.
In a press release, Hurriyat said, Anti Kashmir and anti Muslim measures are a hallmark of this central rule.
“Deliberately hurting the sentiments of Muslims across the world including in J&K , to appease their constituency across India, these people by using derogatory language against Islam and the holy Prophet PBUH pronounce their hatred for both and wear it like a badge on their sleeve,” the press release read.
The press release read, in their harshness towards Muslims they do even allow us to raise our voice against such bigotry and hatred that causes us so much pain , so they lock down our mosques, especially the central Jama masjid .
Hurriyat strongly denounced the derogatory remarks made against Islam and our beloved prophet PBUH, saying, “Sickness that has afflicted the hearts of these bigots. APHC strongly believes in respect and reverence for all religions and religious figures , a fact borne out by peaceful coexistence of people of this land for centuries.”.
The statement added that people are reeling under severe repression and intimidation day in and out , and leadership jailed. “Gagged and all channels of communication with people blocked, no local newspaper, news agency , or social media is allowed to even carry our statement,” the statement read.
Hurriyat also condemned the harassment of Kashmiri journalist Shahid Tantray.