Democratic Freedom Party condemns NIA’s move to seek death sentence for Muhammad Yasin Malik

SRINAGAR, May 29 (SABAH): Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party has taken strong exception to Indian National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) nefarious move to seek a death sentence for Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik.

Terming the NIA’s move as a part of a well thought out plan to eliminate the Kashmiri leadership, the DFP spokesman said that the move reflects the crooked mindset of the apartheid regime that wanted to kill every Kashmiri who refused to accept the Indian narrative on Kashmir.

He said that the BJP should take a leaf out of Kashmir’s history and realize the reality that it cannot suppress the legitimate political voices by caging them in prisons or sending them to the gallows.

He said that the martyrdom of Maqbool Bhat and Muhammad Afzal Guru that further cemented the Kashmiris’ resolve and strengthened their passion for freedom must serve as an eye opener for a deaf, dumb and blind government led by Modi, which was hell bent on killing every kind of dissent in the region.

The DFP spokesman appealed to the international human rights bodies to take effective cognisance of the matter, and stop India from using its kangaroo Courts to punish Kashmiri leaders who have been championing the Kashmiris’ just cause peacefully.

He also urged the human rights organizations to play their due role to secure early release of all Kashmiri prisoners including JKLF Chairman Yasin Malik, Masarrat Aalam Butt, Shabir Ahmed Shah, Nayeem Ahmed Khan and others who have been booked under various sections of draconian law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Indian Penal Code (IPC).