Caging political dissent most undemocratic, release political prisoners: Yasin Malik

Srinagar: “Jammu Kashmir has been turned into a police state where every voice of dissent is curbed and crushed by military and police might. This is nothing but undemocratic and unethical. Political inmates need to be released so that they are able to celebrate Eid with their families,” this was stated by JKLF Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday.
Terming the condition of Kashmiri inmates as trampling of democratic norms, JKLF Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik said that the way political dissent is being crushed with military and police might speaks volumes about the callous attitude of Indian colonial mindset against Kashmiris.
He said that thousands of Kashmiris are languishing in different Indian jails like Tihar, jails of Jammu Kashmir like Amphala Jammu, Udhampor, Hiranagar, Khutua and Kotbalwal. From 14 year adolescents to eighty year old men to ailing women, are facing Indian wrath in jails and on daily basis many more are being arrested and put in jails. He said that India used its forces and agencies like NIA and ED to halt Kashmiri march to freedom but these oppressive measures have failed.