JKNF Expresses Concern Over Arrest Spree, Condition Of Prisoners In IOK

Faizan Hashmi Published November 13, 2018 | 08:37 PM

Jammu Kashmir National Front has expressed serious concern over the arrest spree in nook and corner of the valley.

MIRPUR (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Nov, 2018 ) ,:Jammu Kashmir National Front has expressed serious concern over the arrest spree in nook and corner of the valley.

A meeting of the JK National Front office bearers was held at head office on Tuesday which was attended by all the central and district representatives. The prevailing situation of Jammu Kashmir was discussed thread bear and the participants also deliberated upon the party matters.

The party also expressed concern over the deteriorating situation of prisoners in different jails including its incarcerated chairman Nayeem Khan who is languishing in infamous Tihar jail.

The speakers were unanimous in condemning the fresh arrest spree in nook and corner which has created a fear among the people. Particularly the parents are very much scared about their sons who are being booked in fabricated cases which ruin their careers. The youth are being asked to produce themselves in police stations and it has created a horror among the youth. Particularly the men in uniform have let loose a reign of fear ahead of the so called panchayat elections.

This has added to the miseries of the people who are already victims of CASOs and nakas.

The speakers remembered those languishing in jails including their chairman Nayeem Khan. They said that Nayeem Khan and others are going through toughest times in jails and their cases are delayed at judiciary level in order to prolong their detention. Most of the detenues are suffering from serious ailments are not being provided with sufficient medical aid hence putting their lives at risk. The political prisoners of Kashmir including Nayeem Khan are the victims of political vendetta at the hands of the so called rulers.

The National Front appealed the rights organizations at international level to intervene by taking cognizance of the grave Kashmir situation and the Kashmiri prisoners in different jails. It is the responsibility of such organizations to take note of the ongoing serious rights violations in Kashmir, the speakers said.