Srinagar, Feb 25 (KNS): Terming the arrest of Shabir Ahmad Shah as "frustration" of administration, Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), secretary general, Moulana Abdullah Tari on Thursday condemned it in strong words.
In a statement to KNS, Tari appealed people to follow the protest and shutdown calls on Friday and Saturday given by the Hurriyat Conference leadership.
Condemning the crackdown on Hurriyat camp, Moulana Tari said, "In order to sabotage the protest programme called by Hurriyat Conference against the crackdown on JNU and Kashmiri students, illegal detention and sedition charges on SAR Geelani and JNU students, the so-called authorities started crackdown on the Hurriyat leadership and arrested them during nocturnal raids."
"Even the district presidents and activists across the valley were arrested and the searches are going on. Among those arrested include Muhammad Amin, Sheikh Zameer, Bashir Ahmad, and dozens others."Condemning the arrests, Tari said such acts cannot break the resolve of pro-freedom camp but "we will continue to take forward he freedom struggle".Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Criticising the administration for house imprisonment of Nayeem Khan, Ayaz Akbar, Muhammad Ashraf Laya, Peer Saifullah and others, Moulana Tari termed it "state terrorism".
"Hurriyat leadership had also called for funeral prayers in absentia for Pampore martyrs but authorities, as routine, interfered in our religious affairs, which is intolerable," he said.
Tari said the Hurriyat leaders including Bilal Sidiqui, Yasmeen Raja, Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar, Molvi Bashir Ahmad, Muhammad Ramzan Khan, Riyaz Ahmad, Arshid Ahmad and others were detained by police at Pampore when they are on way to offer funeral prayers.
Moulana Tari said Shabir Ahmad Shah has been under house arrest since last 8 months and now police took him to unknown destination after arresting him during nocturnal raid. (KNS)