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JeI’s first show at Kulgam after 1987 stuns all: Will talk about Kashmir, Kashmiris, political prisoners, say Candidates in fray

Nobody was ready to talk to us in past, but institutions, people talked to us which paved way for our participation in polls: Panel Head Wani

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Kulgam, Sep 08 : Breaking the shackles first time after 1987, in a show of strength, the banned Jamaat-e-Islami Sunday organised a massive rally in Bugam area of Kulgam district of South Kashmir where its candidates in fray promised to talk about Kashmir, Kashmiris and political prisoners, if elected.

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As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), thousands of people showed up in a first ever rally organised by the JeI in Bugam area of Kulgam, first time after 1987. JeI is in the poll pray first time in over three decades despite being banned. The socio-religious organisation that had been staying away from the polls whenever elections were held in J&K in the past three decades.

Its change of heart came to fore after massive participation of people in the Lok Sabha polls held in April-May in which a record voting of 58 per cent was witnessed.

In February this year, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the ban against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-Jammu Kashmir under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967 for another five years. JeI was first declared an “unlawful association” on February 28, 2019 by the MHA.

“We are here to say that the vacuum created by the regional political parties need to be filled. The sea of people are our strength. Fingers will be raised against us and we will be criticised as well, but this is the reality,” said JeI candidate Sayar Ahmed Reshi, while speaking to KNO.

Another candidate Aijaz Mir said if elected, he will serve the people of Kashmir without any compromise. “We will not promote corruption. We will work in a transparent manner. We will talk about Kashmir and Kashmiris. We will represent the aspirations of people in the Assembly,” Mir said.

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Bugam area of Kulgam was known for boycotting polls but today’s massive attendance of people in the JeI rally has raised eyebrows from Kashmir to Delhi. The candidates fielded by JeI are fighting polls as independent with a hope that if they are elected, they will fight for the lifting of the ban on JeI.

JeI’s panel head, Ghulam Qadir Wani told KNO that earlier no body was talking to them. “Now institutions have approached us and people also talked to us which ultimately paved way for us to join the poll fray,” he said, without disclosing who approached them.

It may be recalled it was in 1987 when JeI had contested elections first time under the banner of Muslim United Front (MUF). The polls, paved for eruption of militancy in Kashmir after reports of rigging came to fore even as the National Conference claimed victory. The 1987 elections produced, however, produced Muhammad Yousuf alias Syed Salahudin who is based in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and is heading the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit. Post 1987 elections, many local youth crossed over to other side of LoC and Kashmir witnessed full-fledged militancy—(KNO)

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