Srinagar, Mar 01 : Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS) strongly condemned GOI’s announcement of ban on the politically almost dormant Jama’at-e-Islami for a period of five years to prevent them from having any political space in J&K.
In a statement issued to KPS, a spokesperson of KCSDS said that they have been politically silent for a long time and the question of their involvement in ‘unlawful activities’ does not arise. “This has been done days after its top leaders and dozens of members were abruptly and inexplicably arrested,” Spokesperson said.
He said everyone in the valley was stunned and disturbed by this sudden arbitrary, unjust and unwarranted action against an organisation that has contributed tremendously in the education and preservation of culture in a peaceful manner.
“It was Sheikh Abdullah who had banned them for denying them the political space but Mrs Ghandi lifted the ban and offered them the democratic space. The GOI must immediately lift the ban and stop finding scapegoats for its failures,” Spokesperson added.
