In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Wednesday said that life imprisonment given to Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Muhammad Yasin Malik was “unfortunate and a setback to the efforts for peace”.
“We are afraid that this will further compound the uncertainties in the region and will only fuel more alienation feelings,” spokesman of the PAGD said in a statement. “NIA Court has delivered its verdict but not justice,” he said, adding, “The triumphalism being displayed by the BJP and the corporate media is bound to prove counterproductive.”
Meanwhile, the PAGD said, “we suggest that Yasin Malik should avail all legal opportunities to contest this verdict.”—KMS
