"Grounds of detention"

For uniting Hurriyat, Govt slaps PSA on Shah
Greater Kashmir Sept 9

NASEER A GANAI


Srinagar, Sep 8: Is forging unity between two groups of APHC a crime? Yes, if State government is to be believed.
In one of the grounds of detention under Public Safety Act against Shabir Ahmad Shah, the district magistrate Srinagar has stated that Shah emerged as leading voice in “secessionist circles” and played a vital role in the unification of the two factions of Hurriyat conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani. The grounds say, “You got affiliated with APHC (M) but at the same time maintained your close contact with Syed Ali Shah Geelani as well.”
In June 2008, the grounds say, when agitation started in the Valley against the diversion of the land to SASB, Shah along with other associates were directly responsible for instigating the general public to resort to unlawful activities. “However, after the cancellation of the order regarding the land transfer people were satisfied and started normal activities but you along with your other secessionist associates exploited the situation and instigated the general public to agitate in support of the so called Azadi of Jammu and Kashmir State from union of India,” the detention grounds say. The grounds accuse Shah of chalking out a programme uniting “all secessionists under one umbrella and organising big rallies including Muzaffarabad Chalo, Pampore Chalo, Eidgah Chalo.”
The grounds say Shah played a very important role in instigating the general public to resort to unlawful activities.
“It is pertinent to mention that you yourself led Muzaffarabad Chalo from Sopore (sic) and instigated the general public to cross the LoC. At your instance the public resorted to violence resulting large-scale loss of human life and property. During these unlawful assemblies you delivered highly objectionable and inflammatory speeches exhorting people to join the secessionist movement and resort to unlawful activities which public did,” the grounds of detention say, adding that under compelling circumstances it has become imperative to detain him under PSA.
Later, in the detention order passed by the District Magistrate Srinagar against Shah, it has been stated that “all militant outfits of which some have political affiliations got merged with the APHC.” “The main aim and objective of the APHC is to assist and support militant organizations in liberating the State of Jammu and Kashmir from union of India by waging war through the armed organizations including HM, Al-Bader, Al-Jehad, AL-Umer, LeT etc,” the DC says, adding that to achieve this objective APHC has phased its programme in different stages including to give “political color to the activities which otherwise are secessionist in nature.”