Anjuman Auqaf of Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, has strongly condemned the administration for once again placing Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq under house arrest at his residence in Srinagar, preventing him from fulfilling his religious and official duties.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the Anjuman in a statement issued in Srinagar said the administration informed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq this morning that he was under house arrest and would not be allowed to go to Jamia Masjid, today.

Meanwhile, Anjuman Auqaf’s Vice President and Imam Hai of the Jamia Masjid Syed Ahmad Saeed Naqshbandi, expressed severe outrage against the GMC incident, said the honour and respect of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) are dearer to Muslims than their own lives. He said any blasphemous actions against the Prophet (PBUH) cannot be tolerated.