NISAR AHMED THOKAR
Islamabad, Feb 9: Terming Guru’s hanging as a blot on Indian democracy, the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik on Saturday said that his execution by New Delhi had speckled its democracy besides ravaging the every dimension of humanity and humanism.
While addressing a press conference here on Saturday, the JKLF chief said: “We strongly protest against this highly condemnable act and urge the international community to take effective notice of the situation”, Malik said adding that the extreme decision was taken to satisfy the Indian masses.
Referring to the Supreme Court verdict against Guru, he said that the judgment clearly stated that he (Guru) was neither involved in conspiracy nor in the execution of attack but the decision was taken to appease the people of the country. He said that the Supreme Court judge had also maintained that there was no direct evidence against the accused.
He said that way back in 2006 JKLF staged a strong protest in front of Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to press the Government of India for the revocation of the decision regarding the death sentence against Guru. He said that following the SC decision he met Indian civil society as well as leaders of opposition parties wherein they pledged to be sympathetic but it was very unfortunate that today we woke up to this terribly shocking news of sending Guru to the gallows.
Regarding Guru’s burial in the premises of Tihar jail, he said that authorities did not even inform to the children and his family about the hanging, “Which is in fact a serious violation of basic human rights and international law”.
He said that Kashmiri students who were protesting against the execution of Afazl Guru were manhandled and attacked by the RSS activists in Delhi. “Even female students who were peacefully protesting were physically assaulted by the RSS goons”, he said.
Expressing concern over the growing extremism in Indian society he said, “Whose rule was in India today. I tried to find the sole of Mahatma Gandhi but could not find it anywhere”, Malik said adding that he found the killers of Gandhi who were disrespecting the democracy. He said that RSS had virtually taken over India. “See how cheap has become the blood of Kashmiri youth now”, he said adding that sending Guru to the gallows was just a bid to take advantage in the forthcoming general elections.
He said that India did a big blunder in 1984 thereby hanging late Maqbool Bhat but that did not work and to the contrary we saw that the hanging of Bhat gave birth to thousands of Maqbools in Kashmir. “New Delhi is at fault, if they feel that they will suppress the movement by sending Kashmiri youth to the gallows, more than seven lakh soldiers deployed in Kashmir could not break the political resolve of Kashmiri people”, he added.
He also condemned the firing on peaceful protesters in Sopore and urged the people of Kashmir to continue peaceful protests against the gruesome act by Indian authorities.
The JKLF chairman said that he would go for a 24 hour hunger strike to press the International community as well as the civil society of India to play their role regarding the handing over Guru’s dead body to his family for last rites.
Regarding Indo-Pak dialogue process he said that despite years long talks process no headway was made regarding the resolution of Kashmir. “To the contrary we see 31 Kashmiri youth were awarded life imprisonment sentences and now Afzal Guru was hanged in Tihar and his body was not handed over to his family, which is quite pathetic and a violation of law”, he said.
While addressing a press conference here on Saturday, the JKLF chief said: “We strongly protest against this highly condemnable act and urge the international community to take effective notice of the situation”, Malik said adding that the extreme decision was taken to satisfy the Indian masses.
Referring to the Supreme Court verdict against Guru, he said that the judgment clearly stated that he (Guru) was neither involved in conspiracy nor in the execution of attack but the decision was taken to appease the people of the country. He said that the Supreme Court judge had also maintained that there was no direct evidence against the accused.
He said that way back in 2006 JKLF staged a strong protest in front of Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to press the Government of India for the revocation of the decision regarding the death sentence against Guru. He said that following the SC decision he met Indian civil society as well as leaders of opposition parties wherein they pledged to be sympathetic but it was very unfortunate that today we woke up to this terribly shocking news of sending Guru to the gallows.
Regarding Guru’s burial in the premises of Tihar jail, he said that authorities did not even inform to the children and his family about the hanging, “Which is in fact a serious violation of basic human rights and international law”.
He said that Kashmiri students who were protesting against the execution of Afazl Guru were manhandled and attacked by the RSS activists in Delhi. “Even female students who were peacefully protesting were physically assaulted by the RSS goons”, he said.
Expressing concern over the growing extremism in Indian society he said, “Whose rule was in India today. I tried to find the sole of Mahatma Gandhi but could not find it anywhere”, Malik said adding that he found the killers of Gandhi who were disrespecting the democracy. He said that RSS had virtually taken over India. “See how cheap has become the blood of Kashmiri youth now”, he said adding that sending Guru to the gallows was just a bid to take advantage in the forthcoming general elections.
He said that India did a big blunder in 1984 thereby hanging late Maqbool Bhat but that did not work and to the contrary we saw that the hanging of Bhat gave birth to thousands of Maqbools in Kashmir. “New Delhi is at fault, if they feel that they will suppress the movement by sending Kashmiri youth to the gallows, more than seven lakh soldiers deployed in Kashmir could not break the political resolve of Kashmiri people”, he added.
He also condemned the firing on peaceful protesters in Sopore and urged the people of Kashmir to continue peaceful protests against the gruesome act by Indian authorities.
The JKLF chairman said that he would go for a 24 hour hunger strike to press the International community as well as the civil society of India to play their role regarding the handing over Guru’s dead body to his family for last rites.
Regarding Indo-Pak dialogue process he said that despite years long talks process no headway was made regarding the resolution of Kashmir. “To the contrary we see 31 Kashmiri youth were awarded life imprisonment sentences and now Afzal Guru was hanged in Tihar and his body was not handed over to his family, which is quite pathetic and a violation of law”, he said.
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