Srinagar, March 28 -- Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar has expressed regret over the decision to place Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq under house arrest today.

Anjuman in a statement issued to KNS said that Mirwaiz was scheduled to deliver a sermon at the historic Aali Masjid Eidgah to honour the martyrs of Badr as well as preside over a commemorative function to mark the 57th anniversary of Mirwaiz Mohammad Yusuf Shah.

Meanwhile, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq paid tributes to Muhaajir-e-Millat, Mufassir-e-Quran, Moulana Muhammad Yusuf Shah, acknowledging his monumental, selfless contributions to the Kashmiri community in religious and political guidance, reform, and literature.

He emphasized Maulana Yousuf Shah's significant contributions, his fi...