Srinagar, Jan 28 (KNS): Condemning the arrest of secretary Dawat-u-Tableeg, Bashir Ahmad Qureshi, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani called it as an extreme type of vandalism and terrorism and said it is martial law like situation.
In a statement issued to KNS, Geelani while lashing at state administration said that it is highly deplorable that peaceful political leaders and activists are arrested on one pretext or the other and there is no moral or ethical justification for these arbitrary arrests.
In a statement, Hurriyat (G) said that special prayers to commemorate martyrs of Kupwara massacre were organized in which leaders, activists and thousands of people participated.
Later a procession led by Bashir Ahmad Qureshi & Zahoor-ul-Haq was taken out & people demanded fair investigation & urged authorities to take stringent action against those involved in gruesome massacre. Soon as the procession reached main chowk, police swung into action and beside resorting to unproportionate force, arrested Bashir Ahmad Qureshi.
Hurriyat (G) Chairman said that it is highly deplorable that authorities despite their tall claims for democracy and “Battle of Idea’s” are trampling all ethics and norms.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelTheir rhetoric for democracy are hoax & instead strangulate genuine voices of people. They are scared & didn’t tolerate the people’s assembly to remember these martyrs of nation.
Geelani expressed his deep concern and said that whosoever dares to oppose their authority, his liberty and right to freedom is as such denied. He said hundreds of youth are still languishing in different jails, police lockups and torture centers. Instead of releasing these detainees, administration is arresting more and more youth. All these arbitrary arrests have led to uncertainty in state and the situation is deteriorating with every passing day, asserted pro-freedom leader.
Geelani in his appeal impressed international bodies for human rights and urged to break their silence and take cognizance of these violations and lawlessness, created by authorities under the garb of so called maintenance of law and order. (KNS)