Kashmir Chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who was scheduled to address a gathering at historic Ali Masjid Srinagar on the eve of Meraj ul Alam ﷺ was prevented by the authorities and was placed under house confinement.
He also added that youth in Kashmir cannot differentiate between right and wrong as the turbulent conditions of past three decades have impacted their minds.
Salathia, he said, urged the state government to provide adequate monetary compensation to the family of the victim in order to provide immediate relief and succuour.
The resigation comes in the backdrop of outrage over their participation in a rally organised by Hindu Ekta Manch to support accused in Asifa rape-and-murder case.