Srinagar: Women’s Wing of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference today staged a protest demonstration against the detention of Kashmiri students in Agra following the Indo-Pak Cricket match in the ongoing T20 Cricket World Cup.
The protest march, which was led by State Women’s Wing President Shameema Firdous, wasn’t allowed to step out of the Party headquarters Nawa e Subha, Srinagar.
Following her scores of women functionaries staged a peaceful protest within the premises of party headquarters against the charges committed on Kashmiri students,
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The protesting functionaries were holding placards demanding withdrawal of sedition cases against the Kashmiri students in Agra.
The protesters rued the misapplication of the charges against Kashmiri students as arbitrary and preposterous.
Among others Party’s Provincial President Women’s Wing Er. Sabiya Qadri, Provincial Secretary Asia Jameel, District and Provincial Women’s Wing functionaries, DDC members were also present in the protest march.
In her address on the occasion, Shameema Firdous said that the Kashmiri students in Agra have been given a clean chit by their respective college on their non-involvement in the alleged cheering.
"The college authorities have also confirmed that they didn’t shout any slogans."
“Rather than taking the college assurance at face value, the UP police are victimising these poor kids and their families. The innocent youth are being used as cannon fodder by the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh. The behaviour of the UP Police is unacceptable & deeply questionable," she said.
“It was unfortunate how advocates roughed up innocent youth in Agra while no action was taken against them. This intimidation and humiliation of our educated youth must stop.”
The fragile socio-political landscape is affected by continuing violent conflict and instability. It has created a deep sense of uncertainty amongst the local population, particularly the youth.
(KNS)
