Kashmir's chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, stated he was prevented from leading Friday prayers at Srinagar's Jamia Masjid and confined to his residence. In a video message, he reflected on the past year, citing the Pahalgam attack and Delhi blast as deeply unsettling events that highlighted the region's fragile peace. Mirwaiz also spoke of an 'enforced silence' in Kashmir, a widening trust deficit with New Delhi, and an 'existential crisis' regarding identity following the abrogation of Article 370.