Sajad Lone alleges security withdrawal for coalition leaders after new alliance formed | India News

Sajad Lone (PTI file photograph)

SRINAGAR: People’s Conference president and Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Sunday alleged security cowl was withdrawn from key leaders related to the new People’s Alliance for Change.Lone introduced formation of the alliance — together with his People’s Conference, Justice and Development Front, believed to be a proxy of banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), and People’s Democratic Front — on June 30.Lone stated criticism had begun surfacing from varied quarters, together with throughout the LoC, following the alliance’s formation. The first such assertion got here from Ghulam Mohammad Safi, a veteran Hurriyat determine, and Naseebuddin, a JeI affiliate, each primarily based throughout the border. “Even more concerning was a threat received from a militant outfit in Pakistan, suggesting that the formation of the alliance had unsettled several actors, both within and outside Jammu & Kashmir.“Lone’s strongest criticism was directed on the administration for what he referred to as “deliberate withdrawal” of security cowl from senior politicians of the alliance. He stated former minister Hakeem Yaseen had his security scaled down by 80%. “Hakeem sahib survived a deadly attack in the 1990s,” he stated. He claimed security of Sheikh Imran, a celebration chief, had additionally been equally diminished.“I just want to place it in the public domain that even security is being politicised now,” Lone advised reporters and claimed this was the primary time such a swift and sharp minimize had been noticed. “It happened just three days after the alliance was announced. It is difficult not to connect the dots.”While not directly alluding to the PDP, Lone accused its management of conceitedness and political insecurity. “On one hand, they talk of dialogue with Pakistan while, on the other, we all know who is pulling the trigger from behind the scenes.”