Srinagar, March 21 -- Kashmir's chief priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday claimed he was put under house arrest and not allowed to offer the congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid here. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claimed he wasn't allowed to leave his house for prayers "For third consecutive Friday in Ramzan I have been put under arbitrary house arrest-never conveyed in writing, but enforced by placing police vehicles and large contingents in front of my gate and the entire area, chocking gully points and lanes with concertina wires, disallowing traffic movement, all to prevent me from delivering the Friday sermon at Jama Masjid!," he wrote on X. "While it conveys panic of rulers, the centrality of Jamia Masjid for the Muslims of the region has unfortunately always been a thorn in their side, as are Muslim institutions and identity, which they want to undermine. But such measures cannot erase identity nor weaken faith. These attempts will fail," he wrote. Mirwaiz Manzil, meanwhile, said Eid prayers will be offered in Jamia Masjid at 10 am in the morning. Sources, however, said it is unlike government will allow the prayers at Jamia Masjid and Eid gah due to law and order situation. htc...