Srinagar
The ailing chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Muhammad Yasin Malik was released from police custody on Wednesday after almost month-long incarceration, a spokesman of the Front said.
“Malik was arrested by police on October 2, 2018, and released after 20 days of incarceration was again arrested after few days of freedom and released today after almost month-long incarceration,” the spokesman said in a statement.
During his recent imprisonment, the spokesman said, “JKLF Chairman developed pain in his back and was hospitalized twice. His Medical examinations have revealed problems in his valve gradient and multiple stones in both of his kidneys. Despite illness, he was kept in the police station by occupational an authority which is a glaring proof of their callousness.”
Meanwhile, Police have today arrested JKLF zonal organizer Bashir Ahmad Kashmiri who was being raided by police from last many days.
“Police after arresting him have lodged him at Police station Kral-khud where he was denied a meeting with his wife, children, and other family members,” said Front spokesman.
“It is pertinent to mention that JKLF leaders Showkat Ahmad Bakhshi and Noor Muhammad Kalwa along with Chairman Tahreek-I-Mazahamat Bilal Ahmad Siddiqui who were arrested by police on December 3, 2018, are also in police custody and lodged at police station Kothi-bagh and police station Shaheed-Gunj respectively,” said the spokesman.
While condemning the arrest of JKLF leaders, the spokesman quoted Chairman JKLF in a statement has said that a blanket ban on peaceful political activities by police is most dictatorial and the way police officers are treating peaceful protesters is a glaring example of them acting like colonial monarchs in their respective areas where they want every voice suppressed and bully every head that is raised against their will and order.
JKLF chairman in a statement said that JRL recently had announced a peaceful candlelight protest program regarding human rights violations.
“The exemplary programs were conducted in such a peaceful manner that even a leaf was not disturbed during these programs. But authoritarian police as a routine took this peaceful protest as against their wishes and whims and from the first day started a spree of arrests, nocturnal raids and intimidations against whole resistance camp especially against JKLF,” the spokesman quoted Malik as having said.
JKLF chairman in a statement said: “All this tyranny and oppression is being done by police authorities’ in the name of peace and law and order but actually police through these illegal and authoritarian actions is promoting violence and anarchy and trying to implement a silence of graveyard in Kashmir.”
“We want to ask the so-called biggest democracy called India and its authorities deployed here in Kashmir that what outcome they expect from unleashing this Hitlerism in Kashmir,” JKLF chairman said.
JKLF chairman said that nature has its own laws and law of retribution tells us that every “tyrant and oppressor” has to face this law and reply for his or her crimes against humans and humanity.
Meanwhile, JKLF chairman has expressed his heartfelt grief and sorrow over the sad demise of the mother of jailed resistance leader Farooq Ahmad Dar @ Bitta Karatay who is languishing at Tihar jail Delhi from more than one year now.
JKLF vice chairman Mushtaq Ajmal along with a delegation went to Chota-bazar and participated in the funeral prayers and burial of the deceased mother and delivered a message of condolence from incarcerated JKLF chairman.
While paying rich tributes to the deceased mother, JKLF chairman said that she and her whole family have rendered valuable sacrifices for the freedom of Jammu Kashmir and when she is bidding a farewell to this world her son is facing torture and torment in Tihar Jail.
While praying for her heavenly abode, JKLF chairman also prayed for the Sabr-I-Jamil to his bereaved family.
