Hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and about half a dozen separatist leaders remain under house arrest in Srinagar, where the “Jamait-ul-Vida, the last Friday of holy month of Ramdan, is being celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety. However, there was no restriction on moderate HC chairman Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq.
A spokesperson for the Hurriyat Aiyaz Akbar said restrictions on Mr Geelani continued and a large number of security forces and police personnel remained deployed outside his Hyderpora residence. He said Mr Geelani was not allowed to offer any prayer in a mosque during this holy month as he remained under house arrest since his return from New Delhi on April 15.