Srinagar, Feb. 28 -- Ruling National Conference and opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday criticised police for not allowing funeral prayers of the father-in-law of Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at the Jama Masjid in the old city.
The authorities sealed the mosque by erecting barricades outside. Security personnel were also deployed.
Police refused to comment on the matter.
Mirwaiz's father-in-law Ghulam Sibtain Masoodi (80) died here on Wednesday after prolonged illness.
"The decision to disallow the Namaz-e-Janazah of Dr Sibtain Masoodi at Jama Masjid, Srinagar is deeply regrettable and wrong. Such actions are not only regressive but also demonstrate the hollowness of claims of normalcy in the region," the...