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| Is JI scared of pulling out of Huriyat (G)? | | | Jammu: Jama't-e-Islami (JI), it seems has decided not to severe relations with Hurriyat (G). Good for it. In the fast changing Kashmir, can it afford to lose Geelani's `patronage'? Geelani holds JI in high esteem. He has been saying that JI patronage made him what he is today. But in contemporary Kashmir, JI will be a loser if it pulls out from Geelani's Hurriyat.
The wedge between Geelani and JI widened in February this year with the party deciding to pull out from Geelani's Hurriyat by April. However, assassination of
Jamiat-e-Ahlihadees Chief, Moulana Showkat deferred the move. The decision has not been taken till date for unknown reasons.
The JI took strong exception to Geelani's biography by Dr Shafi Shariti which was released last year. The JI had accused the author of maligning the image of the organization. "The author has tried to project Jama't-e-Islami as a pro-Indian political party. He has further mentioned that JI was fed by Indian intelligence agencies. This is intolerable. The book has blown a particular person out of proportion. However, the organization that groomed that person has been ridiculed and condemned", he said.
The spokesman also condemned what he called `criminal and shameful silence' of Geelani. "He should have set the records rights and given the author a befitting reply", he said. The Jama't even considered expelling Geelani from the organization.
Geelani responded by issuing a disclaimer. "The views expressed are author's own. I do not subscribe to it." The book Quaid-e-Inqilaab: Eak Tehreekh Eak Tareekh (Leader of revolution: A movement, A history) shook JI forcing it to boycott future meetings of the separatist conglomerate of which it is an important constituent. It did not react to the disclaimer.
Geelani further said "I uphold the freedom of speech and expression. We cannot curb a writer's freedom." It was not, however, a total surrender from Geelani. "I can have differences with individuals (members of the JI)." Geelani led a revolt against JI leadership when Ghulam Muhammad Bhat was its Amir. Geelani accused Bhat of dancing to the tune of Investigating Bureau (IB). He also took Bhat to task for burying literature produced by the Institute of Kashmir Studies (IKS) which was an extension of JI.
Geelani lost his cool again when JI led by Bhat divorced Hizbul Mujahideen. It was during Bhat's regime that Jama't dared to disown its military wing. |
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