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Asiya Andrabi’s Detention Act of Political Vendetta, says Jama’at, Denounces Use of Force Against Students

Srinagar: Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday expressed its strong resentment over ‘unjustified’ detention of ailing woman leader, Asiya Andrabi, (Chairperson DeM) and her secretary Fehmeeda Sofi under the ‘draconian’ law Public Safety Act (PSA).

“This is an act of political vendetta which is totally undemocratic, immoral and inhumane,” Jama’at said in a statement denouncing the use of force against the students by state authorities terming it ‘unjustifiable and a blatant violation’ of basic human rights of the freedom of speech and expression.

“The detention of students in various parts of the valley tantamount to ruining their educational career and future life,” Jama’at spokesperson, Adv Zahid Ali said. “This unabated harassment of student community seems to be a well designed plan to provoke them to commit undesirable acts.”

The Jama’at spokesperson added, “the people at the helm of affairs seem to be totally unconcerned and indifferent towards the miseries of the common masses who are suffering badly at the hands of state forces and facing the worst possible state atrocities. On the one hand, these power thirsty people advise them to keep up the peculiar character of ‘Kashmiriyat’ which virtually is the gift of Islam and not that of any language or region or caste. But on the other hand they have given free hand to the state forces to commit barbarity upon the innocent people here. As the vast majority of Kashmiris follow Islam, therefore they never indulge in any activities going against the human ethos and ethics despite all provocations and facing merciless brutalities at the hands of the Indian forces because Islam teaches them the patience and perseverance in all odds and tribulations.”

“Moreover, the Indian media is running a defamatory propaganda campaign against the Kashmiri people which is totally baseless, biased and communally charged with a vicious purpose to cause an irreparable damage to the image of Islam and their just and genuine struggle for securing their right of self-determination in addition to pushing them to economic devastation,” the statement further said.

Jama’at-e-Islami, it added, “strongly denounced the biased and partial role of Indian media and appeals the international community to take strong notice of the human rights violations going on in the valley by the state administration and forces.”

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