Farooq was put under house detention on August 4, 2019 — a day before the central government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave Jammu and Kashmir’s special status
Four years after he was detained in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370, Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was released from house arrest. Farooq led the Friday congretational prayers at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar.
The development comes after Farooq moved Jammu and Kashmir High Court on September 15, seeking release from detention.
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The court had asked the government to file a reply with regard to his detention within four weeks.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah ‘welcomed’ the step, adding that he hoped the Jammu and Kashmir administration will “allow him (Farooq) to move freely, interact with people and resume his social/religious responsibilities.”
“Today, eyes in Kashmir will be on the Mirwaiz as he delivers his first Friday sermon in Jamia Masjid after 2019,” Abdullah added.
Farooq was put under house detention on August 4, 2019 — a day before the central government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, and downgraded the state into two union territories.
First published on: 22-09-2023 at 1:26 pm IST
