J-K separatist Mirwaiz Farooq's supporters raise Pak, LeT flags
May 22, 2015  15:24
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Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's supporters raise Pakistan Flags and Lashkar-e-Taiba flags in Srinagar.


Authorities yesterday, placed Mirwaiz under house arrest to prevent him from attending today's rally to commemorate the death anniversary of his father, who was assassinated in 1990.


"Mirwaiz was placed under house arrest this morning, thus preventing him from attending Hafta Shahadat (martyrdom week) programme," a Hurriyat spokesman said.


"It is state-sponsored terrorism and an example of aggressive politics.
When Kashmiris were peacefully organizing Hafta Shahadat to remember martyrs, placing the Mirwaiz under house arrest was akin to rubbing salt over wounds of Kashmiris and playing with their emotions," the spokesman said.


The moderate Hurriyat Conference had planned a rally at Eidgah to pay tributes to Mirwaiz's father Moulvi Mohammad Farooq and Hurriyat leader Abdul Gani Lone on their death anniversary today.


Last month, an FIR was filed against hardline separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Masarat Alam Bhat and other separatist leaders 'for provocative  activities and hoisting Pakistan flag' in Srinagar. Geelani's supporters also shouted anti-India and pro-Pak slogans.
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