Samajwadi Party, MBT to hold Maha Dharna on June 13th June against Aalair encounter.

• published: 31 May 2015
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Hyderabad, May 31: The Samajwadi Party, in collaboration with Majlis Bachao Tahreek (MBT) and other prominent organisations of Telangana, will be organising an “All Party Maha Dharna” at Dharna Chowk, Indira Park, Hyderabad, on June 13, 2015 (Saturday) from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM in protest against the brutal killing of five Muslim under trials by the Telangana State Police in a fake encounter on April 7. Samajwadi Party's Maharashtra unit President and MLA Mr Abu Asim Azmi and other eminent personalities will participate in the Maha Dharna. The press conference was addressed by Jagdish Yadav (National Executive Member SP) and MBT leader Amjed Ullah Khan (Ex Corporator) and attended by Dr Abdus Samad Osmani (MBT,B Jagdish Yadav,P Sudhakar Yadav (State Committee Member),Sai Tej Yadav (Students Wing President) Mr Khan said, As you are aware that five Muslim under trials Viquar Ahmed, Syed Amjed, Mohd. Zakir, Mohd. Haneef and Izhar Khan were killed near Alair of Nalgonda district on April 7 in a cold blood murder by the Telangana Police. The video footage and pictures taken by the media immediately after the 'fake encounter' clearly shows that all five under trials were hand-cuffed, chained and seated in the police van which was guarded by about 20 trained security personnel. However, the police came up with a theory that one of them tried to escape by snatching the weapon from police personnel. This theory is illogical and ridiculous. Instead of ordering an independent probe, the TRS Government tried to convince people that it was a genuine encounter. Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, who claimed himself to be the most secular leader, remained silent for over a week. Neither Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy nor Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali spoke anything about the encounter. They remained elusive to the media and restrained from speaking about this brutal mass murder. Following pressure from the MBT and other organisations, after a week, the Chief Minister constituted a Special Investigation Team comprising of all policemen. This was done only to hush-up the case forever by destroying evidences. The so-called, opportunist, self-proclaimed and shameless Muslim leadership endorsed the decision of Chief Minister and in fact, they invited him to the same streets where the funeral procession of victims Viqar and Haneef was taken about a month ago. Alair encounter is the murder of Indian constitution and a major blot on our democracy. Our Constitution does not permit police or government to kill anyone, including the convicts, although these youth were only under trails. Only judiciary can decide the punishment for an offence and no one, including the police and ruling party are empowered to indulge in mass murders to avenge killing of people of their fraternity. "This is the wake up call. If we don't act now, then we will witness killing of many more Muslim youth on one or the other pretext. Our silence will grant license to police, not only in Telangana, but across India, and they will selectively kill Muslims by first implicating them in false cases. Even courts and jails will not remain safe for all Muslims," Mr Khan said. Mr Amjed Ullah Khan appealed everyone must join this battle for justice. We must unite and fight together to get justice for the families of five youth who were murdered by the police. Today, it was Viqar and other four inmates. Tomorrow, it could be you or your family member. If Telangana Government really believes that Telangana Police is not resorting to falsehood over the Alair encounter, then it should have no objection in order a CBI probe or enquiry through a sitting judge of High Court. TRS Government's adamant attitude in not ordering an independent probe strengthens the suspicions all five under trials were killed in cold-blooded murder. Jagdish Yadav said that the Samajwadi Party had earlier given a deadline of 10 days for the State Government to order a CBI probe. It had also threatened to conduct this Maha Dharna if government fails to order the probe. Since, the State Government and the Chief Minister remained adamant on the issue, this All Party Maha Dharna is being organised on June 13. Through media, we request all justice and peace-loving people to participate in the Maha Dharna to join the battle for justice for Alair encounter victims.