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Srinagar: A day after Mehbooba Mufti and All Parties Hurriyat Conference President Sajjad Lone, Mirwaiz Omar Farooqalso condemned court ordered survey Of muslim religious placesCalled them a “dangerous trend” that could have “serious consequences.”
Addressing Friday’s congregation at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, he referred to the death of five people in the violence that broke out during a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in UP’s Sambhal and said, “These youth have lost their lives in discriminatory police action.” A murder has taken place.” Very painful and condemnable.”
Mirwaiz said that while the Sambhal case was going on, another court in Ajmer, Rajasthan, ordered a survey of the historic shrine of revered Sufi saint Hazrat Moinuddin Chishti, while the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi was already being surveyed under court orders. Was going on.
Referring to claims of construction of mosques/Sufi temples on the ruins of Hindu temples, he said, “It seems to be a deliberate pattern in which first doubts are raised, then the court orders a survey and then by majority vote Claims have to be satisfied.” ,
“The Babri Masjid issue…is still fresh in the minds of Muslims,” he said.
“This is an extremely disturbing and serious issue for Muslims not only in India and Kashmir but in the subcontinent and around the world. …such actions supported by the judiciary and the government deeply undermine religious sentiments Of the millions of Muslims living in this part of the world,” the Hurriyat chairman said.
“If India is a secular state as per its Preamble, governed by the Constitution which also includes the Places of Worship Act, then why are such issues allowed to be raised and discussed continuously?” He asked question.
“This is a dangerous trend This is being encouraged and can have very serious consequences,” he said. “Already, the issue of the Waqf Amendment (Bill) is worrying Muslims in India as well as in Jammu and Kashmir. ”
Mirwaiz said that Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir, like Muslims of India and the subcontinent, are watching all these developments with concern, and warned that “if this mentality is not curbed, the reaction of the people against these attacks will be It will be the sole responsibility of the officers.”