Mirwaiz, Sajad Lone say they weren’t allowed to depart residence in Srinagar on their fathers’ loss of life anniversary | India Information
3 min learnSrinagarCould 21, 2026 05:50 PM IST
Folks’s Convention president Sajad Lone and Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stated on Friday that they have been restricted from leaving their residences as they marked the loss of life anniversary of their fathers.
Lots of of Lone was set to go to the Martyrs’ Graveyard in Srinagar to pay his respects to his father, Abdul Gani Lone, and the occasion had additionally deliberate a commemoration occasion at its Handwara workplace, which was subsequently cancelled, the occasion stated.
“I, together with my colleagues on the @JKPCOfficial, have been to go to the Martyrs graveyard right this moment to supply fateh for my father Abdul Gani Lone, who was martyred 22 years again on Could 21 by terrorists. However the police got here early morning and knowledgeable me that I’ve been positioned underneath home arrest,” Lone stated on Thursday.
In the meantime, Kashmir’s chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, additionally marked the loss of life anniversary of his father, Molvi Mohammad Farooq, and stated that he had additionally been restricted to his residence since Wednesday night. He additionally paid tribute to Abdul Gani Lone.
“The twenty first of Could is a painful reminder of one of many darkest days within the historical past of Kashmir, when folks misplaced their voice with the martyrdom of their beloved chief Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq. The mayhem that adopted, with greater than 70 mourners killed and tons of injured, is etched within the collective reminiscence of individuals. Years later, on the identical day, one other sane voice was silenced when Shaheed-e-Hurriyat Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone was snatched from us,” he stated.
He additionally termed it “unlucky and condemnable” that by means of “intimidation, would possibly and media gags, the state prevented folks from expressing their sentiments and paying tributes to their beloved leaders and the Martyrs of Hawal”.
Mirwaiz stated that persons are not even allowed to go individually to Mazar-e-Shuhada at Eidgah to supply fatiha prayers, “Whereas I’m underneath home arrest since yesterday night. Repressive techniques is not going to change actuality nor erase the contribution of those beloved leaders and their place in folks’s hearts”.
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Former J&Okay chief minister Mehbooba Mufti paid tribute to each leaders, saying that their “supreme sacrifice” is a reminder of their dedication and contribution to the reason for Jammu and Kashmir. “As we pay our tribute to them, we renew our pledge to restoration of our constitutional rights, lasting peace with dignity and creation of a welfare state freed from worry and intimidation,” Mufti stated.
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