Srinagar, March 14 -- A day after prayers were barred at Srinagar's historic Jamia Masjid on the last Friday of Ramazan, Kashmir's chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, criticised elected representatives, including the Chief Minister, for remaining silent on the issue.
Expressing his anguish over the restrictions, Mirwaiz said it was unfortunate that those claiming to represent the people of Jammu and Kashmir in Parliament and the Assembly have chosen to remain silent.
"It is unfortunate that those who call themselves elected representatives of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, whether in Parliament or the Assembly, including the Chief Minister, choose to remain silent, displaying utter insensitivity towards the sentiments and fundamental rig...