Overview
- He says he was confined to his Nageen residence on Friday and prevented from leading prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid.
- He removed the Hurriyat chairman title from his X profile last week, saying authorities warned his account could be taken down.
- He cites bans on the Awami Action Committee and Ittihadul Muslimeen in 2025 as having extinguished much of the political space for Hurriyat-aligned groups.
- He argues the conflict remains unsettled and that dialogue finds no takers, referencing the Pahalgam attack, India–Pakistan hostilities, and a major Delhi blast last year.
- Local reporting notes that after the 2019 abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, separatist politics receded and many Hurriyat leaders were jailed or sidelined.