3rd attack on Mirwaiz in a week
The activists of right wing parties allegedly hurled eggs and stoned the SUV of Hurriyat leader and chief cleric of Kashmir Valley, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) in New Delhi on Tuesday where was scheduled to attend a seminar.
The police officials said dozens of activists of Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha and some Kashmiri pandit organisations had gathered outside the seminar when they got to know that Mirwaiz was attending a seminar. As soon as his car arrived, the activists launched an attack. They hurled eggs, stones, water bottles, sticks and placards at his car. A windshield of his car was shattered with a stone but Mirwaiz escaped unhurt.
The incident took place at around 5 pm on Tuesday and nearly one company (120 personnel) of CRPF and Delhi Police personnel escorted the Mirwaiz into the venue of the seminar. The assailants were however chased away by the police and some were also taken into preventive detention. The police said the protesters were shouting slogans against pro-nation and anti-Mirwaiz slogans. This is the third attack on the Mirwaiz in last five days.
Earlier, he was attacked on November 28 by members of BJP’s student wing, who hurled eggs at his vehicle. Mirwaiz and separatist leader Bilal Lone were heckled by activists of Hindu organisations during a seminar in Chandigarh. A court complaint has also been filed against them in Chandigarh.
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