Hurriyat Conference (G) today hit out at the ruling PDP-BJP coalition and government forces for what it termed ‘inhuman and vengeful attitude’ towards the resistance leadership, saying that “The state is virtually reeling under martial law like situations.”
“No law exists and fundamental rights have been trampled while leadership continues to be caged,” the Hurriyat spokesman, in a statement today, said, terming as ‘dictatorial’ the decision of authorities to keep its chairman Syed Ali Geelani under continuous house detention.
The resistance leaders including Syed Ali Geelani, Aga Syed Hassan Alsafvi, Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar, Bilal Sidiqi, Muhammad Ashraf Laya and Ghulam Nabi Sumji continue to be under house detention,” the spokesman said, expressing serious over the continued detention and deteriorating health of conditions Shabir Ahmad Shah, Dr Ghulam Muhammad Bhat , Altaf Ahmad Shah, Peer Saif Ullah, Ayaz Akbar, Meraj u Din Kalwal, Naeem Ahmad Khan, Shahid ul- Islam, Farooq Ahmad Dar, Zahoor Ahmad Watali , Muhammad Aslam Wani, Masarat Aalam Bhat, Muhammad Yusuf Mir, Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sopori, Mir Hafeez Ullah, Muhammad Yusuf Falahi, Ameer Hamza Shah, Rafiq Ahmad Gania, Shakil Ahmad Yatoo and lifers including Dr Shafi Shariati, Dr Qassim Faktoo, Maqsood Ahmad, Ghulam Qadir Bhat, Manzoor Ahmad, Nazir Ahmad and others.
The spokesman said, “The detainees are persecuted in every way and denied basic facilities like medical care. They are provided sub-standard food and subjected to physical and mental torture. Fake cases have been filed against them to prolong their detention. Despite court orders, the authorities are detaining them on one pretext or the other.”
The spokesman demanded immediate release of all the detainees. “PDP led coalition regime has been unleashing reign of terror. Despite their rhetoric for freedom of expression, they have turned the state into a big jail and are strangulating the genuine voices. The resistance leaders are denied the political space,” the spokesman said, appealing to the ICRC, Asia Watch, Amnesty International and other human rights organizations to come to the ‘rescue’ of these detainees and “impress upon India to treat detainees as per charter laid by the international community”.