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On Mirwiaz’s request, Mutahida Ulema Council withdraws Saturday’s shutdown call

Srinagar: Mutahida Ulema Council (MUC) on Wednesday withdrew the shutdown call issued for Saturday in view of the request made by the Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.

Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam, who heads the Mutahida Ulema Council (MUC), said that the MUC has withdrawn Saturday’s shutdown call.

“In view of the request made by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to revoke the shutdown called on Saturday, we have decided to withdraw the shutdown call. There will be no shutdown on Saturday,” said Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam.

Mirwaiz, in a tweet while expressing gratitude had said:

The MUC on Tuesday asked the people of Kashmir to observe shutdown against the summoning of the Kashmir’s chief cleric by the National Investigation Agency to New Delhi for questioning in a “terror funding case”.

Earlier, Hurriyat (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani said that if NIA wants to question anyone, they can do it in the valley itself.

Earlier, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who was also summoned by the NIA on Saturday, through is counsel said that he won’t go to New Delhi but send a written reply.

In his written reply according to his legal counsel ‘it was unwise for his client to travel to Delhi under the prevailing conditions of hostility wherein there is a threat to the personal safety of my client.’

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq had been summoned by the National Investigation Agency on Saturday.

The summon read, “Whereas, it appears that you are acquainted with the circumstances of the case noted below, which is now under investigation by the NIA, New Delhi, you are hereby required to report before the undersigned at National Investigation Agency, Ministry of Home Affairs, Opposite CGO complex Lodhi Road, new Delhi on 11-02-2019 at 10:30 am for the purpose of your examination relating to the case,” said a notice, issued to the Mirwaiz by the NIA.

Pertinently, on 26 Feb last month, the NIA raided Mirwaiz’s residence at Nigeen and searched the premises for over six hours.

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The NIA is conducting investigations into an alleged funding case in the valley. Many Hurriyat leaders have been detained at New Delhi’s Tihar jail in the case.

Moreover, Government of India recently banned the socio-religious organization Jamaat-e-Islami and detained its top leadership. JKLF Chief Yasin Malik was also sent to Kot Balwal Jail, Jammu after he was booked under the Public Safety Act.

 

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