SRINAGAR: National Conference leader Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday said the profiling of mosques, madrassas and Imams by police in Jammu and Kashmir was an infringement of the religious freedom guaranteed under the Constitution.
“There are already so many layers of surveillance, by CID, IB and the paramilitary forces. This intimidation and surveillance is an infringement of the right to practice religion guaranteed by the Constitution,” Mehdi, the Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar, told reporters here.
Authorities have started a process of profiling mosques, madrassas and persons associated with the management of religious institutions in the Union territory, following the busting of the ‘white collar’ terror module last year.