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J&K: CPI(M) leader Tarigami rebuts govt claim of normalcy, questions Farooq Abdullah’s detention
In the first press conference by a leader after facing detention Kashmir following the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and its bifurcation into two union territories, CPI(M) leader Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami rebutted Modi government’s claims of normalcy in J&K and questioned its decision to invoke the Public Safety Act (PSA) against former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah.
Tarigami, who is in Delhi for treatment, was talking reporters at a press conference with CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury today (Tuesday, Sep 17).
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Tarigami, who was put under house arrest for a month when the Centre scrapped special status to Jammu and Kashmir, said, “They claim nobody has died, people are slowly dying, they feel suffocated. We want to live too, we should be given the chance too.”
Tarigami said that the BJP claims that not a single bullet has been fired and no one has been killed but the Centre’s security measures in J&K are slowly “suffocating” the people. “Truth is that the Kashmiris are dying a slow death. Hum bhi jeena chate hai, ek Kashmiri, ek Hindustani bol raha hai yahan. Yeh meri appeal hai, hamari bhi sune (we also want to live, a Kashmiri, a Hindustani is saying this. This is my appeal, please listen to us too),” Tarigami said.
Referring to octogenarian National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah’s detention under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA), Tarigami said, “I am not a foreigner nor Farooq Abdullah and other leaders are terrorists. The situation in Kashmir is bad not because of the people of Kashmir but because of all of us politicians and politics.”
For over 40 days, Srinagar has had no internet or medical facilities, Tarigami said.
“Shops aren’t open, schools aren’t open. There has been no public transport… For more than 40 days, people have been unable to do any work to earn anything. Large section of people work daily and earn, their families live on that basis. The communication breakdown is isolating people,” he said.
“Main issue is of people’s livelihood. It’s been 40 days that normal life has been disrupted. And no one knows how long it will continue,” Sitaram Yechury said.
Sitaram Yechury said Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami would approach the Supreme Court on behalf of the party challenging the dilution of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir.
“In my affidavit (to the Supreme Court) I have stated that the situation in Kashmir is completely contradictory and not what the government is claiming… The manner in which this happened is very serious. This has to be resolved at the earliest,” said Yechury, who had filed the petition in the Supreme Court regarding medical help for Tarigami.
The CPM had also claimed Tarigami’s house arrest was “illegal” as there were no charges against him and no detention order had been issued.
Tarigami further said the unity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir had been disrupted due to the decision of the government. “I feel shocked by the situation of Kashmir and how one decision has changed what the leaders of Jammu and Kashmir had negotiated with the founders of the Constitution.”
He said that Kashmiris were neither forced nor compelled to join India. “We joined secular India out of our will. Today the bond that was created by the hard work of the leaders and the people of Jammu and Kashmir has been assaulted. The people of Kashmir want nothing but a chance to march with the government, a chance to debate and discuss,” Tarigami further said.
“Please listen to us. You have heard only one version, listen to people of Kashmir too. We don’t want to be killed or destroyed,” he added.
The ailing CPI(M) leader had been brought from Srinagar to AIIMS in New Delhi following Supreme Court order on September 5 on a habeas corpus petition filed by Yechury, who was allowed to travel to Srinagar to visit the ailing leader last month. Yechury had filed a report, as directed by the Court, on his visit to the state.
On Monday, the Supreme Court said Tarigami was free to return to his house in Srinagar. A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and comprising justices SA Bobde and SA Nazeer, said the ex-MLA does not need any permission to return home if doctors at AIIMS considered him fit enough to do so.
The order however clarifies that “if he intends to move around any part of Srinagar, where there are restrictions or prohibitions to move, he will be free to do so subject to requisite permission from the district authorities”.
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Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal slams AAP over Amritpal Singh, warns AAP government against conspiracies to defame Sikh community for electoral gains
Sukhbir Singh Badal wrote in his tweet that Sikhs are the most patriotic people and have made great sacrifices for securing the independence, unity, and integrity of the country. He further highlighted and said that India is a country of Sikhs as well and they don’t need to certify their patriotism.
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday took to Twitter to speak on the situation of the Pro Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh and his allies. Badal in his tweet slammed the Aam Aadmi Party government for the undeclared emergency and reign of repression and terror.
The Shiromani Akali Dal chief in his Tweet also raised concerns against conspiracies to defame the Sikh community for communal polarization and electoral gains.
In a series of tweets, Badal wrote that the Government led by S Parkash Singh Badal had removed the terror and repression during his leadership, however, he added that the Government’s that followed failed to follow the same trajectory and pushed Punjab back into a state of insecurity and repression which is reminiscent of the dark and tragic era.
He further wrote in his tweet that Sikhs are the most patriotic people and have made great sacrifices for securing the independence, unity, and integrity of the country. He further highlighted and said that India is a country of Sikhs as well and they don’t need to certify their patriotism.
Sukhbir Singh Badal in his Tweet also condemned the arrests of innocent Sikh youth and Amritdhari youth on the bases of suspicion. He further added that his party demanded the release of the innocent arrested during the crackdown by the Punjab police following the spate of events led by Amritpal Singh.
He further added and wrote in his tweet that his party stands for justice and the protection of the rights of the Punjabi people and the Sikhs in particular within the federal framework, with more powers to the states, a demand echoed now by other political parties too.
However, the Aam Aadmi Government has taken a stern stand and cautioned that the government will not allow lawlessness. The AAP government also added that they will take strict actions against those who disrupt the peace and incite violence.
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Amritpal Singh crackdown: Khalistani leader’s uncle brought to Central Jail in Assam, internet suspension to continue till March 23 noon in Punjab
The massive crackdown against the Khalistani leader comes a month after Amritpal Singh and his supporters broke into a police station with swords and guns for the release of one of his aides.
Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh is still at large following his extremely dramatic escape in Punjab. However, the police’s hunt for Singh continues as the authorities crack down on his close aids or other sympathizers.
Amid this, the Punjab Police on Tuesday captured Singh’s uncle Harjeet Singh and brought him to Central Jail in Assam’s Dibrugarh. Four of Amritpal Singh’s key aides were also brought to the same jail on Sunday.
A probable ISI angle was highlighted by the Punjab Police on Monday when it used the stringent National Security Act against five men connected to extremist preacher Amritpal Singh. His uncle Harjeet Singh and his driver surrendered themselves amid a part of a statewide crackdown against his Waris Punjab De outfit.
Harjit Singh is one of the five people slapped with the NSA, which permits the preventative detention of anyone who could endanger public order or national security. The officials say Harjit Singh helped his nephew Amritpal Singh to take control over the accounts of Waris Punjab De.
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To prevent peace in the state, the Bhagwant Mann-led government will continue to ban internet services.
The Punjab government said all mobile internet services, all SMS services (except banking & mobile recharge) & all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except the voice call, shall continue to remain suspended in the districts Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur, sub-division Ainala in Amritsar, areas adjoining YPS chowk and Airport Road both in SAS Nagar, till noon of March 23.
There are reports that mobile internet suspension in most parts of Punjab is to be lifted Tuesday noon.
The massive crackdown against the Khalistani leader comes a month after Amritpal Singh and his supporters broke into a police station with swords and guns for the release of one of his aides. Six policemen were injured in the clash.
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Rahul Gandhi says he won’t be intimidated days after Delhi Police search his residence
Rahul Gandhi in his address in Wayanad also rained down heavily on the Centre as he took a jibe at the BJP and the PM and accused them of attacking the idea and institutions of India.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi delivered an address in Kerala on Monday and said that he won’t be intimidated by persistent political attacks on him or the police being sent to his house. Gandhi’s statements come days after a team of Delhi Police searched his house to investigate the sexual assault victims who the Congress leader met during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Recently, various BJP leaders including Assam CM Hemanta Biswa Sarma have also come out to slam the Congress leader for not disclosing the identity of the sexual assault victims.
The Wayanad MP, in his address in a district in Kerala, stated that people are fearful of the Prime Minister, BJP, RSS, and the police, however, he added and said that he is not scared. Rahul Gandhi further said that he is not scared of them and that is their problem. He further said that he is not scared because believes in the truth.
Gandhi also said that it does not matter how many times he is attacked or how many times the police are sent to his house or the number of cases there are against him, he will always stand for the truth.
Rahul Gandhi in his address in Wayanad also rained down heavily on the Centre as he took a jibe at the BJP and the PM and accused them of attacking the idea and institutions of India.
The Congress leader also announced the party’s poll promises in election-bound Karnataka. Congress’s poll promises announces in Belagavi catered to and prioritised unemployed youths and promised them an unemployment allowance of Rs 3,000 for graduates and 1,500 for diploma holders for two years. Other promises announced by the Congress leader include 2,000 Rs per month for the female head of the family and 10 kg rice for families that fall below BPL.
Rahul Gandhi while announcing the poll promises also took a jibe at the rulling BJP by calling them to be a corrupt government and further said that he is just echoing what the youth told him during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
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