Srinagar, Feb 17 (KNS): Strongly condemning the arrest and registering of sedition charges against the former Delhi University lecturer, Prof Syed Abdul Rehman Geelani and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader, the incarcerated Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah, on Wednesday said Indian government, by doing so, cannot cover up the truth.
“To register sedition case against SAR Geelani and JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar for speaking up the truth only reveals the fascist mindset of Indian government,” Shah said in a statement to KNS.
“Indian government must read writing on the wall that it cannot suppress for long the genuine voices of the university students, justice-loving journalists and those advocating for human rights. Very soon, whole India will chant pro-justice slogans.”
Terming the pro-Kashmir slogans by students of JNU and Jadavpur University of Kolkata as “based on truth”, Shah said “it is an eye-opener for Indian authorities to fulfill the promises kept with Kashmiris without any delay”. “Otherwise, they should slap sedition charges on every Indian.”
Condemning the sedition charges against SAR Geelani, Shah said that to raise voice against the merciless hanging of Shaheed Afzal Guru in university doesn’t tantamount to sedition.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
“Hitherto, India used to keep its people in dark vis-à-vis Jammu and Kashmir but now masses are aware that Kashmiris are showered bullets for raising genuine voices and that the hanging of Shaheed Maqbool Bhat and Shaheed Afzal Guru was unjust,” he said.
Shah also hailed the students of Indian universities for raising “justified” voices and expressed hope they support Kashmiris’ genuine demands by upholding the spirit of human relations.
Meanwhile, Shabir Ahmad Shah expressed heartfelt grief over the sad demise of Zakira Begum, the widow of Shaheed Maqbool Bhat saying she undertook extreme hardships throughout her life.
Praying in favour of the deceased, Shah said Zakira Begum was an embodiment of patience and steadfastness.
Shah talked on phone with the brother of Shaheed Maqbool Bhat and expressed condolence with him.
A party delegation led by Peer Inayatullah visited Trehgam, Kupwara, and expressed condolence and solidarity with the bereaved family. (KNS)