Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 23: Demanding immediate release of all political leadership in Jammu and Kashmir, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) today termed the prolonged incarceration of the detained politicians in Jammu and Kashmir as unjustified and uncalled for.
A high level meeting of the PDP leaders was held in party’s Jammu as well as in Srinagar headquarters wherein the participants took stock of the arrangements being made to observe the 4th death anniversary of PDP founder and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed on January 7, next year.
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In Jammu, the meeting was presided over by PDP General Secretary and former MLC Surinder Chowdhary who pitched for the release of the detained political leaders, stating that such a prolonged incarceration is deeply perturbing for any democratic setup and that the Government of India must contemplate that such an action is not helping it in any way in restoration of normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir. A unanimous resolution was also passed during the meeting in which participants underlined the need of setting the political leaders including the PDP President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti free without any further delay.
Highlighting the role of the PDP in making the peace initiatives successful in the erstwhile State, Chowdhary said that the detention of the political leaders has created a void in erstwhile State’s political landscape, leaving masses deeply disturbed and skeptic of Government’s future initiatives for peace and development.
A similar meeting was held at PDP’s Srinagar head office in which detailed discussions was held over the preparations being made to ensure hassle free participation of the PDP supporters, workers and general masses in January 7th function. Congregational Fateh Khawani is scheduled to be held in Dara Shakoh Park, Bijbehara on that date.
The participants also raised concerns over the paucity of essential services in Kashmir valley and urged the dispensation to pay heed to peoples sufferings at an earliest.
Those who took part in Srinagar’s meeting , included PDP secretary Abdul Hameed Kosheen, Mushtaq Ahjmad Shah, Nazir Ahmad Khan, Nazir Ahmad Yatoo, Mohsin Qayoom Wani, Showkat Gayoor, Gulam Nabi Bhat, Bashir Ahmad, Aijaz Qureshi, Manzoor Ahmad Matoo and Manzoor Ahmad Dar.
In Jammu, R K Bali, Satpal Singh Charakh, Balbir Singh, Dr Harbarkh Singh, Chatter Singh Sahni, Sunil Bhat, Nadeem Khan, Talib Chowdhary, Justice (Retd) K Y Singh Manhas, Justice (Retd) S S Sangral, H S Rana, Davinder Dogra, Parvesh Bali and others participated in the meeting.
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