Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 18: Former Minister and senior vice president J&K People’s Conference, Abdul Gani Vakil today slammed the Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha led Government for risking with the lives of political prisoners of J&K who are languishing in several jails in and outside the Union Territory.
In a statement issued here, Vakil said that only two weeks ago a senior Hurriyat leader lost his life during his imprisonment.
“The current wave of Corona virus has been deadly. There are reports of various jails engulfed by the virus. The Government is neither providing them sufficient medical aid, vaccination to them nor they are being released on the parole even after the High Court directions. This is complete insensitivity towards the inmates in jails,” Vakil said.
He urged the Minister for Home Affairs and the Lt Governor to release all the political prisoners not involved in serious crimes especially political prisoners in this challenging times. “We are all human beings and it doesn’t behove a largest democracy like India to throw lives of its political opponents and other prisoners in jails. On humanitarian basis they should be released. That is now civilised nations behave,” he said.
He also appealed to people to adhere to COVID guidelines and SOPs, as Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing surge in COVID positive cases each day. It is time to take precautions and help the administration in fighting the COVID-19, Vakil added .
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