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Mehbooba Mufti Meets Mirwaiz Amid Kashmir Youth Concerns
Mehbooba Mufti met Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Srinagar.
They discussed problems affecting young people in Kashmir.
These problems include drug abuse, suicide and self-harm.
The exact details of their conversation were not made public.
Mufti has been speaking with different groups about social concerns.
Mirwaiz has also said religious institutions can help families seek professional support.
The two leaders recently agreed that officials should examine a proposed retreat in Gurez.
Officials later said the retreat had not received official permission.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti met Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at his Srinagar residence on Sunday.
The meeting reportedly focused on social issues affecting Kashmir’s youth, including drug abuse, suicide and self-harm.
Sources said the meeting was part of Mufti’s follow-up interactions with youth, scholars, women and other community stakeholders.
Mufti and Mirwaiz recently expressed similar concerns about the proposed “Tantra in Silence” retreat in Gurez valley.
The administration said no official permission or authorisation had been granted for the proposed retreat.
- Who
- PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
- What
- They held a meeting about social issues affecting Kashmir, particularly challenges facing young people.
- Where
- Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s residence in Srinagar, Kashmir.
- When
- Sunday, September 27; the year is not specified in the report.
- Why
- The meeting was part of Mufti’s follow-up discussions on social issues and came amid concern over drug abuse, suicide and other challenges facing youth.
Key facts
- Meeting participants
- Mehbooba Mufti and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
- Location
- Srinagar
- Main concerns
- Drug abuse, suicide, self-harm and other social challenges affecting youth
- Follow-up outreach
- Mufti has been interacting with youth, scholars, women, artists, activists and other stakeholders
- Related controversy
- The proposed “Tantra in Silence” retreat in Gurez valley
- Administrative position
- Officials said no official permission or authorisation had been granted for the retreat
- Recent religious conference
- A conference of religious scholars headed by the Mirwaiz adopted resolutions on drug abuse, suicides and self-harm
Quotes
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
Kashmir’s chief cleric and former Hurriyat Conference member
“That this kind of programme is being allowed in Gurez in Kashmir, when a similar programme by this organisation was cancelled by police in Goa, due to public outrage over its obscene promotional details, is outrageous!”
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Sources
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