Srinagar : In occupied Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani, has condemned the arrest of Hurriyet leader, Bashir Ahmad Qureshi and called it an extreme type of vandalism and terrorism.
Syed Ali Gilani, in a statement issued in Srinagar, while lashing at the puppet administration, said that it was highly deplorable that peaceful political leaders and activists were arrested on one pretext or the other and there was no moral or ethical justification for the arbitrary arrests. it is martial law-like situation, he added.
He said that special prayers to commemorate martyrs of Kupwara massacre were organized in which leaders, activists and thousands of people participated.
Later, a procession led by Bashir Ahmad Qureshi and Zahoor-ul-Haq was taken out and people demanded fair investigation and urged the authorities to take stringent action against those involved in gruesome massacre. As the procession reached main chowk, police besides resorting to use of brute force, arrested Bashir Ahmad Qureshi.
The APHC Chairman said that it was highly deplorable that the authorities despite their tall claims for democracy and “Battle of Idea’s†were trampling all ethics and norms.
He said hundreds of youth are still languishing in different jails, police stations and torture centers. Instead of releasing these detainees, the puppet administration is arresting more and more youth, he added.
Syed Ali Gilani appealed to the international bodies for human rights to take cognizance of the violations and lawlessness created by the authorities under the garb of so-called maintenance of law and order.