MMU Rolls Out Coordinated Friday Sermons Across J&K Amid Waqf Board Uniform‑Khutba Row

The move comes weeks after the Waqf Board’s internal deliberations on prescribing common sermon themes triggered sharp criticism from political parties and clerical bodies. Two Jammu‑based clerics, who participated in the Board’s virtual meeting, later revealed that several scholars had expressed reservations over the proposal but were “silenced” when Chairperson Dr Darakhshan Andrabi insisted that the decision had actually been...