MP Ruhullah Mehdi urges GoI to release Kashmiri youth, political prisoners

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, MARCH 21 (STC): Member of Parliament (MP) from Srinagar, Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, has urged the Government of India to ensure the release of Kashmiri youth and political prisoners. He highlighting their prolonged incarceration and denial of legal rights.
According to a local news agency, KNS, report, Mehdi expressing concern, said that over 5,000 Kashmiri youth are languishing in different prisons across India, many of whom are either under trial or have been detained without trial. He specifically mentioned journalist Irfan Mehraj, who has been in custody for two years, and Khuram Shahzad, who has been imprisoned for four years.
“The government is neither serious nor ensuring legal rights for these detainees,” Mehdi stated.
As reported by the news agency, he also revealed that he had personally submitted a letter to the Home Minister, seeking their release, but had not received a response.
He called upon people to raise their voices on Jumatul Wida (the last Friday of Ramadan), not only for the people of Palestine and Gaza but also for Kashmiri detainees and others imprisoned across India, including Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid.
“I hope that people will remember these youth and demand their release with the same intensity as they do for the people of Gaza,” he said. (STC)