Hurriyat (G) condemns PSA on Auqaf president, Palhallan youth

Terming the detention of a civilian Fayaz Ahmad Rather under PSA for leading funeral prayers of LeT Kashmir chief Abu Qasim as ‘autocratic policy’ of Mufti government, Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani said participation in a funeral prayer is religious obligation of every Muslim and punishing any person for this reflects that Sang Parivar has gripped the state administration and they are trying to hurt and humiliate the Muslims in every possible way.

He said Fayaz Ahmad rather is a respectable citizen and is also the president of Auqaf Committee Bugam, Kulgam, so leading funeral prayers by him is not any extraordinary or abnormal matter.

In a statement issued here Geelani said whatever affiliation Abu Qasim was having but once he got killed, every Muslim is duty bound to attend his funeral prayers.

“If Fayaz Ahmad led his funeral prayers, he neither committed any crime nor can he be punished for that but by booking him under the lawless PSA, the government proved that the chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir is just a show boy and the policy makers and the police are in direct influence of RSS,” Geelani said adding, “It is a very sensitive issue and a matter of concern for us.”

Geelani said the action also negates human and moral standards that Abu Qasim was considered as enemy by the government but taking now revenge from people for participating in his funeral prayers is a very sorrowful and condemnable action.

Geelani also strongly condemned the slapping of PSA over another youth Peer Basit Ahmad of Asthan Mohalla Palhallan, Pattan and said dozens of innocent students of Palhallan have been detained in police station and the preparations are being made to book them too under the PSA.

“The DCs have become the rubber stamps of the police officials and they blindly sign the warrants of PSA prepared on baseless and fabricated charges by the police,” Geelani said while criticising the State administration.