Srinagar, Jul 25 (KNS): Lauding the courage and resilience of Hurriyat (M) media advisor Advocate Shahidul Islam and others Hurriyat leaders that include Shabir Ahmed Shah, Altaf Ahmed Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Mehraj-u-din Kalwal, Nayeem Ahmed Khan, Farooq Ahmed Dar, Shahid Yousuf and Zahoor Ahmed Watali,for completing one year of imprisonment in New Delhi’s notorious Tihar Jail, the Hurriyat Conference (M) said even after passage of one year, NIA has failed to prove anything against Shahid-Ul-Islam and others and yet they continue to face illegal confinement, which is nothing but political vendetta
Commenting on the condition of Shahidi-Ul-Islam who has been lodged in ward 3 of Tihar jail as ‘a high risk category prisoner’, Hurriyat (M) as per the statement issued to KNS said that being a diabetic Shahid is facing multiple health problems as he continues to lose body weight which is a matter of grave concern.
Hurriyat (M) said that condition of other leaders is also quite bad and their health has also deteriorated as basic medical supplies are denied to them.
The amalgam said that all of them have been kept with criminals in the notorious jail and as such, there is always a risk to their lives. “The Jail authorities are deliberately denying basic facilities to Kashmiri prisoners to make them suffer amid the scorching heat,” they said.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
The Hurriyat also expressed serious concern over the plight of Asiya Andrabi, Fehmida sofi, and Nahida Nasreen as they have also been lodged in the infamous tihar jail. Hurriyat demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all Kashmiri prisoners.
Hurriyat said that “leadership will not be cowed down nor will it be intimidated by Govt of India's tactics of using NIA, ED and others agencies to pressurize and harass them The demand for the resolution of Kashmir dispute and right to self-determination will continue to be raised till it is granted to us. Sooner or later the Kashmir dispute will have to be addressed. No amount of repression harassment intimidation or fear can change that fact.”
Meanwhile, the Hurriyat paid tributes to two slain armed youth killed in an encounter at Lal Chowk Islamabad, Abid Hussian Bhat and Adil Ahmed Dar, stating that youth are offering priceless sacrifices and the people of Kashmir and the leadership is duty bound to protect and take forward the mission of martyrs.
Hurriyat also strongly condemned the arrest of its senior leader Mukhar Ahmed Waza and his associate Muhammad Ashiq and lodging them in police station Shairbagh. (KNS)