Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir leader Shabir Ahmad Shah was arrested by a large contingent of police when he was on his way to Boh, Awantipora. Shah was on his way to Tral in connection with election boycott campaign where had to address a large gathering.
According to a statement issued to KNS, Shah was also to visit the residence of Javid Ahmad Kar to offer condolences with the bereaved family on the demise of her mother. The spokesperson while terming the arrest as government’s frustration severely condemned the act and said it is irony that government on one hand is talking of elections here and on the other is restricting the activities of its political opponents. “The democracy and dictatorship are two contrary terms and this government believes in dictatorship. It believes in using force on its political opponents and preventing them from meeting the people.”
Terming the government’s seeking of assistance from police in preventing Shah from addressing people at Tral as “undemocratic, inhuman and immoral”, the spokesperson said that people will not accept the dictatorship at any cost. “The fate of these dictators will be the same as that of Afro-Asian dictators in recent past,” he said.
On the sad demise of mother of Democratic Freedom Party member Javid Ahmad Kar, Shabir Ahmad Shah expressed condolences with the bereaved family and expressed condolences with them on behalf of Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir (HCJK). Shah was also scheduled to visite there but was prevented by police to do so.
Shah also expressed his grief over the demise of wife of noted journalist and member International Red Cross, Surinder Oberoi alias Lovely Singh. He said the whole nation is grateful to Lovely Singh for objectively using his pen while dealing with Kashmir issue. He said Hurriyat Conference prays for the deceased and for the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss. (KNS)