Sealing of Jamia Masjid, Unacceptable, Unjustified: Geelani

Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani Friday denounced sealing of Jamia Masjid, laying restrictions and placing Hurriyat leadership under house arrest.
“It is unacceptable and unjustified. Local administration is practically nonexistent while as those sitting in Nagpur rule the roost,” Geelani said in his statement while accusing authorities of “waging war on people”.
Criticizing house arrest of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Ayaz Akbar, and Mohammad Ashraf Laya, Geelani said: “They are continuously being placed under house arrest by authorities and barred from conducting their religious obligations.”
Criticizing state administration for their “double dealing and fascist mindset”, Geelani said: “On one hand huge expenses are being incurred and special provisions are being made to facilitate yatra and on the other, restrictions and curfew like curbs are imposed and people are barred from offering prayers even on Jummat-ul-Wida.”
He said that a “particular band of administration in New Delhi representing Hindu radicals is desperate to disrespect the faith of people in Muslim dominated state”.
Referring to “Yom-e-Quds and Yom-e-Kashmir”, Hurriyat (G) chairman said: “Both Kashmir and Palestine were forcibly occupied by forces and Zionists forces in Palestine and Gaw Rakshaks and Hindu fascist elements in Kashmir are carrying genocide of innocent people in a methodical manner.”
Deploring international community “for their criminal silence” over the situations in Jammu and Kashmir, Syed Ali Geelani said: “They are not taking any serious and sincere steps, instead relying on mere lip service.”
Geelani in his statement demanded immediate release of all detainees before Eid festival saying that hundreds of leaders and activists have been lodged in far-flung areas of Jammu.
Terming the approach of authorities as sheer “extremism”, Geelani added that infamous PSA is being repeatedly slapped on political activists.
“In most of cases the detainees were bailed out and their dossiers were quashed by judiciary, however authorities instead of honoring court orders are ignoring all norms and rules, hence detainees are not released and slapped with PSA to prolong their detention,” Geelani said.
Many detainees are languishing in jails since long though no charge sheets have been filed against them, said Geelani.
Geelani also expressed grief over the demise of the mother Mass Movement chairman Fareeda Behan and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and forbearance to the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss.
While paying tributes to departed soul, Syed Ali Geelani extended his condolences and sympathy with bereaved family saying the deceased was a devout lady and her sacrifices for movement are praiseworthy.