Srinagar, Dec 26: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric and a moderate separatist voice in the Kashmir Valley, on Thursday evening removed the designation “Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference” from his verified X (formerly Twitter) profile.
The updated bio on Mirwaiz’s X handle now carries only his name and basic location details. He has over two lakh followers on the platform.
Mirwaiz, whose organisation Awami Action Committee has been banned by the Centre under stringent anti-terror laws, was not immediately available for comment on the change.
Formed in 1993, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) was an umbrella body of separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir and once held considerable influence, including the ability to coordinate shutdowns and political mobilisations.
Over the past decade, the organisation’s influence has declined due to internal divisions and sustained action by the Centre against separatist groups. Following the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, most of the APHC’s constituent organisations were banned, while several senior leaders were arrested, booked under stringent laws, or withdrew from public life.
