Hurriyat (M) lauds incarcerated Shahid-ul-Islam’s ‘courage’ and ‘resilience’

Srinagar, Jul 25 (KNB): Lauding the courage and resilience of its media advisor Advocate Shahid-ul-Islam and others Hurriyat leaders that include Shabir Ahmed Shah, Altaf Ahmed Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Mehraj-u-din Kalwal, Nayeem Ahmed Khan, Farooq Ahmed Dar, Shahid Yousuf and Zahoor Ahmed Watali, for completing one year of imprisonment in New Delhi’s notorious Tihar Jail,the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq led Hurriyat Conference said even after passage of one year, NIA has failed to prove anything against Shahid-ul-Islam and others and yet they continue to face illegal confinement, which is nothing but political vendetta.



Commenting on the condition of Shahidi-Ul-Islam who has been lodged in ward 3 of Tihar jail as a high risk category prisoner, Hurriyat said that being a diabetic Shahid is facing multiple health problems as he continues to lose body weight which is a matter of grave concern. Hurriyat said that condition of other leaders is also quite bad and their health has also deteriorated as basic medical supplies are denied to them.
Hurriyat said that all of them have been kept with criminals in the notorious jail and as such, there is always a risk to their lives. The Jail authorities are deliberately denying basic facilities to Kashmiri prisoners to make them suffer amid the scorching heat.The Hurriyat also expressed serious concern over the plight of Asiya Andrabi, Fehmida sofi, and Nahida Nasreen as they have also been lodged in the infamous tihar jail. Hurriyat demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all Kashmiri prisoners.
Hurriyat said that that leadership will not be cowed down nor will it be intimidated by Govt of India’s tactics of using NIA, ED and others agencies to pressurize and harass them The demand for the resolution of Kashmir dispute and right to self-determination will continue to be raised till it is granted to us. Sooner or later the Kashmir dispute will have to be addressed. No amount of repression harassment intimidation or fear can change that fact.
Earlier this month Shahid ul Islam’s daughters wrote a letter to PM Narendra Modi.(KNB)