Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 15: The citizens of Jammu and Kashmir today expressed concern over the safety and welfare of prisoners languishing in the jails of India and Pakistan.
“In the aftermath of the killings of Sarabjit Singh in Kot Lakhpat jail in Pakistan and Sanaullah Ranjay in Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu, we feel deeply concerned about the safety and welfare of prisoners of Jammu and Kashmir, India and Pakistan languishing in various jails”, the citizens said in a joint statement, adding “the recent killings have yet again highlighted the deep hate and hostility between both the countries. It has also brought to fore the lacunas in the safety measures for the prisoners lodged in India and Pakistan”.
“We urge the leadership of India and Pakistan to take bold political measures for providing adequate security for these prisoners and subsequently as a goodwill measure release all the prisoners who are languishing in jails for several years as under trials”, they said.
They urged the Government of India to release all the political prisoners of Jammu and Kashmir so that the atmosphere of fear, denial of democratic space, hostilities and animosity is replaced by the atmosphere of genuine politics, freedom of expression and peace building.
The signatories to the statement are Bashir Ahmad Dar, Dr Hameedah Nayeem, Prof Gull Mohd Wani, Zahir-ud-Din, Shujaat Bukhari, Dr Rauf Malik, Khurram Parvez, Haji Yasin Khan, Zahur Ahmad, Iqbal Trumboo, Sanjay Tickoo, Ashiq Hussain, Arjimand Hussain Talib, Riyaz Wani, Annil Suri, Zafar Chaudhary and Sami Ullah Band.
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