SRINAGAR: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been released from house detention after four years and at his first public appearance today he stressed the need for a dialogue to peacefully resolve the Kashmir dispute.
Addressing the Friday congregation at the Jamia Masjid Srinagar after his release from the over four years of house detention, Farooq said he was allowed to address the gathering after 212 Fridays. He said he had approached court against his detention and a few days back police officers met and informed him that he was being released and can go to the mosque.
He said after Aug 5, 2019 when the special status of Kashmir was abolished by the Indian government, the people of Kashmir had been facing hard times. As Mirwaiz, it is my responsibility to raise voice for the people, he added.
It may be recalled that Farooq was put under house detention following the abolition of Kashmir special status in 2019.
At his Friday sermon, Farooq contended that Jammu and Kashmir dispute should be seen as a humanitarian issue rather than just a territorial one. The Kashmiri leader called for the release of all illegally detained political prisoners, journalists, lawyers, civil society members and youth by the Indian forces.
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