Srinagar, Nov 19 : Jamia Masjid’s head cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Tuesday said that the directions passed to mutawalis to seek consent from the state-appointed Waqf head in Chhattisgarh before Friday sermons is a direct attack on the religious rights and freedom of the Muslim community.
Mirwaiz in a post on X, as per the news agency said that such a move by a BJP-ruled state exposes the real motive behind the Waqf Amendment Bill brought in the parliament by BJP.
He also extended support to Member of Parliament Assaduddin Owaisi and others in their efforts in this regard.
“The move by a BJP-ruled state asking mutawalis to seek consent from the state-appointed Waqf head before Friday sermons is a direct attack on the religious rights and freedom of the Muslim community, besides being beyond the jurisdiction of any Waqf Board. It exposes the real motive behind the Waqf Amendment Bill brought in the parliament by BJP. State control of religious rights and affairs is completely unacceptable and will be strongly opposed by Muslims. Extend our support to @asadowaisi and others in their efforts in this regard. Besides, the cruel and vicious no-holds-barred communal narrative propagated against Muslims in states going to elections through speeches and advertisements further increases the insecurities and alienation of the Muslim-majority people of J&K and the worry for their future,” Mirwaiz wrote
