Press Release
December 07, 2012
Jammu Kashmir People's League

 

Mukhtar Waza arrested along with Party leaders in Pulwama

Srinagar, December 07: Executive Member of Hurriyat Conference (M) and Chairman Jammu and Kashmir People’s League, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza was today arrested by police along with Party leaders at Rajpora Pulwama when he on way to Pulwama, scheduled to address Friday congregations at Jamia Masjid Rajpora Pulwama.

A heavy contingent of Police detained party’s Chairman Mukhtar Ahmad Waza along with Senior leaders including Mohd Maqbool Sofi, Parvaiz Ahmad Dar, Imtiyaz Ahmad Reshi and other activists and lodged them Police Staion Rajpora Pulwama.

Party spokes person has condemned the act of Police and has referred it as state terrorism. He has castigated the authorities for not allowing the party chairman to offer Friday prayers and said that the state government and its agencies has failed in protecting the religious freedom of the people in Kashmir valley.

Meanwhile Party Chairman, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza has expressed anguish over the veridict of TADA court in which they have given two Kashmiri life Sentence. He appealed international human rights organization to intervene in those cases and pressurize India so that the life sentence to two Kashmir Youths could be revoked.