November 04, 2010
JAMMU: Senior APHC leader and Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah was, today, attacked by members of Indian Hindu party BJP's youth wing at a press conference in Jammu during which the activists also ransacked furniture after gate crashing into the venue.
A group of 10-12 Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) members barged into the room, where the senior APHC leader, Shabir Ahmad Shah was holding a press conference after release from 10 months detention from Kotbhalwal Jail, Jammu.
They ransacked the furniture and microphones and manhandled Shah, police officer told media men.
Shabbir Shah, who termed the incident as unfortunate, continued with the press conference.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Freedom Party condemned in strong terms the manhandling of senior Hurriyat leader Shabir Ahmed Shah by the RSS activists in Jammu and termed it as an act of cowardice.
Denouncing the hooliganism the spokesman of the DFP said that such tactics would not deter Hurriyat stalwarts from pursuing their struggle for legitimate political and democratic rights.
Shabir Shah released
Jammu, Nov 3: The state government on Wednesday released the senior Hurriyat Conference (M) leader and chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Shabir Ahmed Shah from Kotbalwal jail here.
The Hurriyat leader had refused to come out of the jail after the government ordered his release on parole with certain conditions last month. “This time he has been released unconditionally,” sources said,
Shah was detained under Public Safety Act (PSA) in 2008 during Amarnath land row and since then he continued to be under detention.
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