Valley groups call NIA summons of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq an interference

Mutahida Majlis Ulema, a body of religious scholars headed by Farooq, held a convention against the NIA summons to Mirwaiz and a ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami, and called for a protest shutdown on Saturday.

A day after Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference, refused to appear before the National Investigation Agency in Delhi in connection with a probe into alleged terror funding, Kashmiri groups on Tuesday described the summons sent to him as interference in the region’s religious affairs.

Valley groups call NIA summons of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq an interference (HT File)

Mutahida Majlis Ulema, a body of religious scholars headed by Farooq, held a convention against the NIA summons to Mirwaiz and a ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami, and called for a protest shutdown on Saturday.

Farooq is chief cleric of Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid, where he delivers weekly sermons.