Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has expressed profound grief and regret over the demise of noted legal expert and former chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Baha-ud-Din Farooqi .
According to a statement issued to KNS, Mirwaiz stated that Mufti had been in the fore front of promoting higher standards of justice. Hurriyat (M) Chairman stated that Mufti acted as chairman of Hurriyat constitution committee entrusted to write the constitution, adding, it was under his guidance Hurriyat constitution was devised, formulated and written in 1993. Paying glorious tributes to Mufti for his frontline role in making the Hurriyat constitution, Mirwaiz expressed his sympathy and solidarity with the bereaved family. He also prayed special prayers for the deceased.