SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, the chief cleric of Kashmir, has said that authorities did not allow a scheduled meeting of the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) to take place at his Nigeen residence on Tuesday. The meeting was convened to deliberate on the recent amendments to the Wakf Act and was expected to be attended by religious representatives from across Jammu and Kashmir, including Ladakh, Kargil and Jammu.
In a statement posted on social media, Mirwaiz said it was “strange” that even a peaceful discussion on a matter of religious and institutional importance had been disallowed in a Muslim-majority region. “When every political party could freely express their views on this issue in the Indian Parliament, this right should be extended to the Muslim political and religious representatives of J&K also,” he wrote.
Despite the disruption, Mirwaiz said MMU had finalised a joint resolution on the issue in consultation with its members. He said the resolution would be read out in mosques and other religious congregations across Jammu and Kashmir this Friday. He also announced full support of MMU to the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and said the group would stand by any course of action the Board decides to take to address the implications of the amended Wakf law.
