ISLAMABAD: All Parties Hurriyet Conference has said that continued house arrest of its Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani, has taken a heavy toll on his health.
APHC spokesman Ayaz Muhammad Akbar in a statement issued in Srinagar said, Syed Ali Gilani is under house detention for the past more than six years, KMS reported.
“This has taken a heavy toll on his health. Less physical activity due to house detention can complicate his health condition. His residence is under surveillance as CCTV cameras are installed at several points near it. It is illegal and unconstitutional to confine him to four walls of the house,” he said.
The spokesman also condemned the arrest of APHC General Secretary, Shabbir Ahmad Shah, only a few hours after his release from prolonged detention. He maintained that the puppet authorities wanted to create distances and communication gap between the leadership and the masses. Their policy is leading to uncertainty in the territory and consequently the youth are opting for other means to give vent to their sentiments, he added.
The spokesman urged India to reconsider its Kashmir policy which had neither changed the status of the Kashmir dispute nor disassociated the Kashmiri people from the freedom movement.
