All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has sent a written response through his counsel to the NIA in New Delhi, stating that he will not be able to appear before the agency in the National Capital in a case of alleged terror funding, citing a threat to his safety while saying that he is being victimised for his political views advocating the cause of Kashmir.
Mirwaiz said that he would instead be available to appear before the agency in Srinagar. The NIA had asked him to appear before it in Delhi on Monday. He is the first separatist leader to refuse to appear before the agency in person in Delhi.