Masarat Alam’s Release Row : Congress , NCP Demands Clarification From PDP, BJP

08 March , Srinagar

Rrelease of political prisoners particularly separatist leader Masarat Alam on the directives of Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed has stirred a hornet’s nest in Jammu and Kashmir with PDP’s ally BJP and opposition parties strongly reacting particularly to it.

Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that he has no regrets that his government had detained the hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Masrat Alam.

Stating that Alam was “the chief architect” of the anti-national protests of 2010, Omar said that his detention ensured peace in the Valley even during the time of Afzal Guru’s execution in 2013 and even allowed for smooth elections.

State Pradesh Congress Committee Chief, Ghulam Ahmed Mir attacked BJP for such a decision saying the Party should either reject it or publicly own it. Mir said that people want an answer from BJP over the issue as the Party is claiming itself to be clean.

He alleged that BJP leaders at national level are a party to the decision and people wanted to know what negotiations were held under the carpet for Government formation during last two months.

Mir said people want an answer from Union Home Minster, Rajnath Singh and Deputy Chief Minister, Nirmal Singh and they should tell the country whether they are on the board or not over this serious issue.

VHP patron Rama Kant Dubey has also opposed the decision saying that country has high hopes in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he should take harsh steps without considering its affect on the fate coalition Government in the State.

Panun Kashmir while commenting on the decision said that from the day one Mufti Mohammed Sayeed has taken the reigns of Government he tried to appease the separatists at the cost of national unity and integrity.