Banning social media is denying fundamental rights to people: Geelani

Srinagar/April,27: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani while blaming state authorities for pushing people to Stone Age, said that it is one more ploy to cover up the atrocities inflicted by government forces.
While lashing at state authorities, Geelani criticized restrictions on access to social media sites & said that it is one more act of state sponsored terrorism.
Commenting over the communication blockade, Geelani said, there is no justification to deny access to social media and it tantamount to denial of fundamental rights.
Ridiculing state authorities for their lame excuse, wherein they attributed the prevailing volatile situation with social media, Geelani said instead of addressing the basic cause of political uncertainty in state ,they are entangled with issues of no importance and off shoots arising out of that .
Syed Ali Geelani decrying the restrictions on social media, said that deteriorating situations are there since Indian forces occupied our state and for last 70 years’ people are yearning for their right to freedom. It is a lame excuse to attribute present turbulence with social media, said Geelani. How come ban on internet will bring peace to state, added Geelani. It won’t help you and the only option left is to ascertain the people’s aspiration and these patchworks, cosmetic approach and restricting access to social media will prove counterproductive, added Geelani.
Commenting over prevailing situations, Geelani said that in recent past we had no network sites but still the state was on boil because of denying basic rights & for political uncertainty.
Geelani while slamming policy makers in Delhi, said that they are fully aware that gag on social media is a futile exercise, however by restricting access to social media, are deliberately ruining our economy and education sector. It is one more ploy to conceal facts and cover human rights violations in state & atrocities inflicted by forces, added Geelani. There are no substantial grounds for the restrictions on social media and said that it was the Indian forces that raided a college in Pulwama.
Blaming forces for their highhandedness, Geelani said that after thrashing a student and using a youth as human shield,forces uploaded these video clips on social media. The forces are creating all the mess and they need to be restricted and held responsible for creating chaos.
Blaming Indian forces for their mischievous activities, Geelani said that they are provoking students to justify their callous actions & highhandedness against innocent civilians. They are provoking students and adding fuel to fire, added Geelani and blamed forces for Shopian college episode.
Hurriyat chairman in his appeal to international human rights organizations asked to intervene and take cognizance of social media bane in state.
Meanwhile, Syed Ali Geelani paid rich tributes to founder and prominent leader of JKLF late Aman Ullah Khan & said that he was a man of principle and pursued mission of freedom with zeal and extreme passion. Praying for great leader, Geelani said that he was an ideological leader and better option to pay tributes to late leader is that we must follow right to self-determination with commitment, full strength and dedications.
Syed Ali Geelani also expressed his deep grief over sad demise of prominent & well-known poet Nizam u Din Seher (Sopor). He condoled the family and prayed for departed soul and strength to bear the irreparable loss. Geelani said that we were very close & late Sehar was a prominent poet and knowledgeable par excellence.