Jammu, Oct. 13 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Oct 13 (KNS): National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday strongly opposed the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board's proposal to introduce uniform Friday sermons across mosques in the Union Territory, describing the move as an assault on religious independence and demanding its immediate withdrawal. In a statement posted on X through his official office account, the Srinagar MP said religious pulpits should remain free from institutional control and that no committee should determine the content of sermons delivered by religious scholars. "The pulpit loses its essence and institutional value if it surrenders to power. It was never meant to bow down and it never should," Ruhullah said. H...