Mirwaiz still under house arrest

SRINAGAR, Mar 2: The state government did not allow Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and other executive members of the faction to participate in an executive committee meeting here.

Mirwaiz continued under house arrest at his Nigeen residence. The meeting was convened to discuss present political scenario after execution of Mohammad Afzal Guru.

The meeting was also expected to discuss the Muttahida Majlis-e-Mushawarat (MMM) protest programme and the detention of separatist leadership and youths after Guru was hanged.

Former Hurriyat chairman Prof Abdul Gani Bhat later presided over the meeting. Others who attended the meeting included Zaffar Akbar Bhat, Yasmeen Raja, Hakeem Rashid, Abdul Manan and others.

Meanwhile, Hurriyat (M) has strongly condemned the continuous house arrest of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.

The faction said house detentions and arrests were unacceptable, adding, Hurriyat leaders like Agha Syed Hassan Al Moosvi, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Khan continue to in jails or under house arrest.