Srinagar, Jan. 3 -- Chief cleric of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Friday said that he was yet again put under house arrest rueing how nothing has changed for people of Kashmir post 2019 with "widening trust deficit between them and New Delhi".

"I meet you on the first Friday of the year not in Jama Masjid, as the Mirwaiz should, but on social media, as I have once again been put under arrest!," he said in a statement.

While looking back, Mirwaiz said that he was repeatedly placed under house arrest in 2025 and his voice repeatedly denied expression. "I do not have the privilege of addressing press conferences. I cannot move without getting official clearance, and people cannot meet me without seeking permission. My a...