The Indian government has banned Jammu & Kashmir Jamaat-e-Islami due to its alleged involvement in illegal and destructive activities
SRINAGAR (Pakistan Point News / NNI - 02nd March, 2019) The Indian government has banned Jammu & Kashmir Jamaat-e-Islami due to its alleged involvement in illegal and destructive activities.After the meeting, the Indian Union Home Ministry issued orders to impose order restrictions. About 500 Jamaat workers have been arrest during the past one week in the valley. After the ban was imposed by the center, the arrest of the arrests will be started soon and the lockout on the institutions of the Jamaat will also be started.
After the Pulwama attack, the police had taken more than 150 workers of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front and Jamaat-e-Islami into custody last week (February 22, 2019) by staging a tough stand against Kashmirs separatist leaders. This is the biggest action till now on the Jamaat.In this action, Jamaat-e-Islami chief Abdul Hamid There were dozens of leaders including Fiyaz. Mehbooba Mufti had also condemned the arrest of Jamaat-e-Islami activists for this action on separatists.
Mehbooba is not alone, former Minister of State Sajjad Lone also opposed this action.The foundation of Jamaat-e-Islami was laid in 1942 by Pir Saiduddin. Kashmir is considered as the largest base of Jamaat and National Conference. Therefore, the Jamaat, which has called itself a social and religious organization, has an important role in Kashmirs politics.In 1971, Jamaat contested in Kashmir, but did not win a single seat. After this, in 1972 the five candidates of the Jamaat became the first MLA.
Among them, the fundamentalist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was also involved.The Jamaat had openly opposed the Indira-Sheikh Agreement in 1975.In 1987, the Jamaat together with other religious organizations made Muslim United Front Kashmir (Muff). During the Emergency, then Chief Minister Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah had also banned him for being involved in illegal anti-national activities.Like the Jamaat, on the Hurriyat, has always been accused of promoting separatism in the valley and being accused of involvement in anti-national activities.
Peoples Democratic President (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, and Chairman Peoples Conference Sajad Lone have condemned the Centres decision to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was another example of muscular approach of the central government to deal with a political issue of the state. Democracy is a battle of ideas, crackdown followed by banning of Jammat Islami (JK) is condemnable, another example of high handedness and muscular approach of GOI to deal with political issue of J&k, the former chief minister said in a tweet.
Sajad Lone while taking to his Twitter said Why has Jamaat been banned. Jamaat is a social political and religious organisation. In a vibrant democracy ideas have to be fought not banned. This organisation has given us illustrious leaders and legislators. How can they b banned. I strongly pitch for revocation of the ban he Tweeted. Why has Jamaat been banned. Jamaat is a social, political and religious organisation. In a vibrant democracy ideas have to be fought not banned. This organisation has given us illustrious leaders and legislators. How can they be banned? I strongly pitch for revocation of the ban (sic), the PC Chairman tweeted to express his disapproval of banning JeI. NNI
