National Conference on Thursday took out a protest march here demanding a time bound probe into the custodial death of a principal from Awantipora in Pulwama.
Led by party general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, theprotestors marched from party headquarter here while raising slogans againstthe government for its “anti Kashmir policies”.
Addressing the rally Sagar said, “Kashmiris are not orphans;National Conference will continue to raise voice against any injustice andhuman rights violations being unleashed on Kashmir and its people. We willcontinue to give voice to our people.”
Flaying the governor administration for its sheermisgovernment and inefficiency, Sagar said, “Police is passing the buck on NIAand NIA is passing the blame on people for the custodial death (of theprincipal. The ineptitude and unaccountability besetting the stateadministration can be gauged from the fact that no one is being heldaccountable for the regrettable death of a young teacher.”
He asked the Governor to initiate time bound inquiry intothe death of the principal Rizwan Asad Pandith who was picked up by police fromhis hosue on the night of March 17. “The perpetrators should be brought tojustice as soon as possible. Our party president and vice president have raisedtheir voice at various forms,” Sagar said.
The rally was organized by party’s district presidentSrinagar Pir Afaq and the protest saw participation of workers, YNCfunctionaries and other office bearers.
Party’s provincial president Nasir Aslam Wani, formerspeaker Mubarak Gul, women’s wing President Shameema Firdous, central secretaryIrfan Shah, Er Sabiya Qadri, YNC Provincial VPs Ahsan Pardesi, Younis Gul andothers were part of the rally.
Expressing concern over increasing intolerance againstminorities across the country, Wani said, “We are not a colony of India. We area part of India, with a special status that is guarded by variousconstitutional provisions including Delhi agreement and instrument ofaccession. Why we are being treated with contempt? What is our fault? We hadjoined hands with secular forces of India. Such incidents do not augur well forgreater good of nation.”
Lashing out at Union minister of state Jetendra Singh’s overhis recent jibe against party president, Wani said, “His statement reveals hisarrogance of power. However we will continue to raise our voice against anyinjustice that is being done to our people.”