Srinagar
Authorities on Monday didn’t allow the Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Geelani to offer absentia funeral prayers for the youth who were killed in South Kashmir.
The spokesman said a soon as Geelani attempted to come out of his residence to offer funeral prayers in absentia, he was stopped by police.
Hurriyat said that Geelani is not only a political personality, but a religious preacher as well and keeping him away from people’s political, religious and social issues is ample proof of this part of the land being governed by “an autocratic, undemocratic and unjustified rule”. It tantamount to interference in religious matters, Hurriyat said saying authorities are suffering from “arrogance and frustration”.
Referring to the statement of DGP, wherein he has said that Geelani is now free, Hurriyat said that their rhetoric for freedom of speech proved hoax as political and religious leaders are continuously caged and political space denied.
Syed Ali Geelani blamed the government and police for these killings. Calling as unfortunate the killing of civilians in Shopian shootout Geelani added that these forces are resorting to their terror policies to carry their unauthorised rule.
Geelani paid tributes to slain youth in Shopian shootout. Blaming Indian authorities for their “arrogance and stubborn attitude”, Geelani said, “we are not being allowed to mourn even our slain youngsters and while denouncing authorities for laying curbs on condolences meeting in memory of slain youth.”
“Our youth are quite disheartened as peaceful activities are denied,” Geelani asserted and added that “the insensitivity and unconcern of authorities in Delhi is the sole reason for this situation.
Geelani strongly condemned the use of brute and unproportionate force against peaceful and unarmed civilians and said that opening fire on unarmed people shows the height of state terrorism.
“India has declared war against civilians in the state, saying nowhere on earth brute force is used against unarmed civilians,” said Geelani in a statement.
Extending condolences to the bereaved family, Geelani said, “we share the grief and pray for the strength to the grieved families to bear irreparable loss and prayed for a speedy recovery for those injured during forces shootout.
