Detained Qayoom wants to contest his case
Court gives a day to Govt for filing objections; hearing today
Srinagar, July, 26: President of Kashmir Bar Association, advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom, today moved an application in Jammu and Kashmir high court to allow him contest his own case.
Sources said advocate Manzoor Ahmad Dar and advocate Mohammad Ashraf Bhat moved the application before Justice Hakeem imtiyaz Hussein on behalf of the jailed KHBA president.
In the plea, Mian Abdul Qayoom has sought permission to contest his own case, seeking quashing of Public Safety Act against him. While entertaining the plea, the court has directed state government to file objections by tomorrow when the case would come up for hearing again.
It was on July 07 last when state administration booked under PSA Advocate Qayoom and shifted him to sub-jail Hiranagar in Jammu.
While the High Court has already directed state administration to consider his shifting to the valley, the case pertaining to the quashing of PSA against him has been listed for hearing on July 29.
Meanwhile, High Court allowed the application by lawyers to allow them meet the jailed General Secretary of the association, GN Shaheen. After an application by the lawyers, Justice Hakeem Imtiyaz Hussein allowed advocate Rafiq Ahmad Joo and advocate Bashir Sidique to meet Shaheen who has been lodged in Rajouri district of Jammu.
The hearing on the writ, challenging the arrest under PSA Shaheen and his shifting to Srinagar from Rajouri jail would come up for hearing on July 29 .
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Detainees insecure: Mirwaiz
Condemns Rafiabad youth ‘custodial killing’
Srinagar, July, 26: Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M), Mirwaiz Umar Faroooq today strongly condemned “custodial killing” of a youth from Rafiabad in north Kashmir Baramulla while as he urged the international human right bodies to ensure safety of detained youth in the state.
“The killing due to torture of a youth from Rafiabad in police lock-up is a worst kind of state terrorism and barbarism,” he said in a statement.
Condemning the alleged “custodial killing”, Mirwaiz said that people are being murdered in cold blood across Kashmir under a heinous conspiracy. On July 18, police had claimed to have solved a firing case within 24 hours, claiming it had nabbed a “Lashkar operative” Tariq alias Jaffar.
He was lodged at Panzala police station after being booked under FIR No. 36/2010 under section 307 RPC, 7/25 Arms Act. While expressing concern over the safety of the detained youth, Mirwaiz asked the International Human Rights organizations to intervene and save their life.
“The international human rights organizations must pressurize India to ensure the safety and release of these youth,” Mirwaiz, who continued be under house arrest, said.
Nearly a thousand youth have been arrested in the last few weeks from various parts of Kashmir during a police crackdown on stone pelters and protesters following the civilian killings in police and CRPF firing since June this year.
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Shifting of detained bar president,
Bar to file contempt plea against Govt
Srinagar, July, 26: The High Court Bar Association today decided to file a plea for contempt court proceedings against the state administration for not considering the High Court orders to shift its incarcerated president Mian Abdul Qayoom from Hirannagar Jammu to Srinagar.
“The honorable High Court has directed to consider shifting of Mian Qayoom to Srinagar and the order was served to the other side on very first day and also the order was passed before the government advocate. But till date they haven’t considered the order and therefore committing gross contempt of the High Court,” spokesman of the bar association, advocate Mohammad Amin told reporters during a sit-in protest here by the lawyers.
“They have no respect for the courts. In this behalf we are filing a file an application seeking contempt of court against those persons who have not considered the orders till now,” he said, adding, “the application would be filed tomorrow or day after.”
Regarding the proposed hunger strike for 12-hours today, the bar association spokesman said while various members have kept fast, the date and the venue for next phases would be announced separately.
The bar association also took strong exception of the statement by National Conference Farooq Abdullah wherein he has reportedly stated to “killing all Kashmiris”. “It is unfortunate that he has been imposed on Kashmiris by his father. We take strong exception to the statement of ‘Goli Maro Kashmir Ko’. This speaks of the mindset and commitment of the man towards his own nation,” vice president of the bar association, advocate aijaz Baidar said, adding, “if he is not sincere to you and me, how can he be sincere to Manmohan Singh (Indian Prime Minister) and his colleagues. It is a message to Manmohan Singh perhaps.”
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EJAC threatens stir after case filed against its leaders
Srinagar, July, 26: The Employees Joint Action Committee (Q) today threatened to launch state wide agitation if the government didn’t revoke the cases registered against its president and general secretary for leading employees’ protest against the recent civilian killings and other alleged human rights violations in the Valley.
A meeting EJAC presided over by the president, Abdul Qayoom Wani was held at the district education institute Office (DIET) Bemina here today.
While condemn the registeration of the case, EJAC (Q) asked the Chief Secretary and Divisional Commissioner Kashmir to intervene in the matter. They have also threatened to launch a stir if the cases were withdrawn by August 10.
The EJAC(Q) president Qayoom Wani said an F.IR 80/10 under sections 121, 128 has been lodged against him and Haji Bashir for leading a protest against human rights violations outside the civil secretariat on July 19. “We were only protesting human rights violations. The cases are baseless and must be revoked,” Qayoom said.
Pertinently, the authorities on last Monday foiled demonstrations by the government employees across the valley on the call by Hurriyat Conference (G) led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
While police preempted any move by employees to take out protest rally from the premises of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD) at Shaheed Gunj here, a group of government workforce had tried to take out the rally from old-secretariat.
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Fisheries deptt headless
Director on ‘unofficial’ leave
Srinagar, July, 26: In a case of serious callousness towards official work, a senior government officer has been on an “unofficial” leave for the last month severely hampering work in his department.
Sources said that Director Fisheries Department, T. Anchuk left for Kargil on June 25 on a one day leave. However, one month on, Anchuk has been absent from duty and hasn’t even handed over his charge to anyone in the office.
“The concerned director was scheduled to participate in an important board meeting today in district Anantanag.
However, he called up the joint director fisheries Jammu to participate in the meeting on his behalf, who has no idea about the department’s functioning in Kashmir,” the sources said.
When contacted Principal Secretary, Khursheed Ganai assured action if the report was correct. “I have no knowledge about the matter but it will be looked into and necessary action would be taken if the report turned out to be correct,” he said.
Yatri dies of heart attack at Baltal camp
Srinagar, July, 26: A pilgrim died of cardiac arrest en-route the cave shrine of Amarnath in Baltal Base camp.
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Officials said, 80-year-old Lala Ji Bai, son of Mav Ji Bai of Veer Nagar of Panjkote district of Gujarat suffered cardiac arrest at the Baltal Base Camp, en route the cave shrine of Amarnath last night. He died of the stroke instantly.
Rambagh locals demand stern action against SHO Sadder, transfer
Irfan Quraishi
Srinagar, July, 26: Accusing SHO Sadder police station, of continuous harassment to them, locals of Rambagh and its adjoining areas have demanded stern action against what they said self styled officer and also sought his transfer.
Following minor clashes at Rambagh this afternoon which lasted for just few minutes, women alleged that a police party led by SHO while chasing some youth hurled choicest abuses on women and even tried to beat them.
“The officer who was carrying a lathi hurled choicest abuses on us and even tried to beat us with lathis. He asked his men to corner us and beat us like animals,” complained women adding that under the cover of protests, officer was targeting youth and also victimizing women.
They said that for past few weeks, SHO who often leads a party of cops enforces his own law in the localities and dares youth to speak against him a single word. Feeling insecure due to the all time aggressive line of action of the officer, youth said that he has rendered them sleepless and most of them do not sleep at their homes fearing they might get arrested during night hours.
Locals said that during evening hours, officer along with his team conducts patrolling of the localities eyeing the activities of youth. They said that he even asks youth to report in police station on regular intervals.
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