Hardline Hurriyat Conference on Thursday condemned registration of cases against its chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Masarat Alam Bhat, saying the outfit will not be "cowed down" by such actions.
Hardline Hurriyat Conference on Thursday condemned registration of cases against its chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Masarat Alam Bhat, saying the outfit will not be "cowed down" by such actions.
"We condemn the registration of an FIR against Hurriyat leaders in strongest terms. We will not be cowed down by such actions.
"If seeking the right to freedom is a crime, then we will continue doing such things and no power on the earth can prevent us. The registration of a case exposes the assertion of (Chief Minister) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed that it is the battle of ideas.
"His government could not bear even a single peaceful rally organised by Hurriyat," the amalgam said in a statement in Srinagar. The statement was released after a meeting of Hurriyat's Majlis-e-Shoura (advisory board) chaired by Geelani at his Hyderpora residence.
During the meeting, Geelani stressed on the need for unity among the separatists "to fight Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's aggressive policies on Kashmir".
"Extra-ordinary steps need to be taken in extra-ordinary situations as division in the ranks and infighting could prove disastrous at this juncture," Geelani said. He said efforts are being made to bury the Kashmir issue forever and the chief minister was acting as a "facilitator" in implementing the "RSS agenda".
Jammu and Kashmir Police yesterday filed a case under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Geelani and separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat for allegedly raising anti-national slogans during a rally.
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