Srinagar: Prominent Shia cleric and senior Hurriyat (M) leader Abbas Ansari on Monday asked the government to withdraw his personal security. The move comes after the state government withdrew security of five separatist leaders including Hurriyat (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq after the Pulwama attack in which 49 CRPF personnel were killed.
“I have been directed to convey your good self that the personal security issued to Maulana Mohammad Abass Ansari by the Government be withdrawn forthwith. We will not provide any accommodation to the security personnel henceforth,” personal secretary of the Shia leader wrote in a letter to Senior Superintendent of Police, Srinagar.
Earlier, Hurriyat Conference (M) on Sunday while reacting over the government’s decision to withdraw the security of its chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and other resistance leaders said that the development is not going to change their principled stand regarding the Kashmir issue.
Professor Abdul Gani Bhat, Chairman of the Muslim Conference has also said that the security cover which has been removed now, was provided by the government themselves and he never asked for it.
Bhat had said, “Security was provided by state govt, I don’t need it. My security is Kashmiri people. There are chances of war between Pakistan and India. Let them address war issue first.”
The decision comes a day after Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh had said that security given to people getting ‘funds from Pakistan and ISI should be reviewed.’
“Some elements in Jammu and Kashmir have links with the ISI and the terrorist organisation. Their security should be reviewed,” he had said.
HM Rajnath Singh in Srinagar: In the wake of suicide attack on CRPF convoy y’day, it has been decided that the civilian movement will be stopped for sometime when a large convoy of security forces passes through an area. Civilians will face a little difficulty,we apologise for it pic.twitter.com/dk4xFtNl8t
— ANI (@ANI) February 15, 2019
