Srinagar, Aug 23: MLAs Sajad Lone and Waheed Patra on Saturday reacted sharply to the J&K government’s takeover of the management of the 215 schools affiliated with the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI).
Peoples’ Conference chief and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone said, “Shame and shamelessness have assumed new meanings in this government.” “215 schools forcibly taken over by the J and K Government. And no prizes for guessing. The elected government has passed the order. Shame and shamelessness have assumed new meanings in this government. “They are setting new standards in servility. And just to recall the sermons the edicts that this party passed against their opponents,” Lone said in a post on X.
PDP leader, Waheed Para said one of the major successes of the Centre post-abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 was integrating JeI into the electoral process. “This milestone, which could not be achieved through arrests or encounters, was realised during the 2024 elections when the Ameer of Jamaat and JeI members actively fielded candidates. “This marked a significant step toward transforming and reintegrating a segment of the population that had been exploited by anti-India groups due to decades-long hostility stemming from 1987 onward.What force could not accomplish, the democratic process and participation successfully achieved,” he said.
Para said the recent moves like book bans and school takeovers appear to be “knee-jerk reactions” rather than well-thought-out strategies.
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