Jama’at suspends Geelani | Greater Kashmir Daily English Newspaper
Threatens To Expel Him, Issues Show-Cause Notice
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Apr 6: The Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday suspended Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani from the basic membership of the party.
The Jama’at also issued show cause notice to Geelani asking him to explain why he maintained silence over the allegations leveled against the party in the book “Quaid-e-Inquilab-A history, a movement” authored by Dr Shafi Shariati. “In case he (Geelani) fails to respond within 2-months he will be expelled from the basic membership of the party,” a Jama’at spokesman said in a statement here.
He said a meeting of the Maljlis-e-Shora, chaired by Ameer-e- Jama’at was held here this morning. “The meeting discussed the allegations leveled in the controversial book and took strong exception to the fingers pointed at the working of the Jama’at by the author.
The meeting also expressed concern over Geelani’s silence. After hectic deliberations of 7-hours the members unanimously decided to suspend Geelani,” the spokesman said.
He said later the organization issued a show cause notice to Geelani asking him to respond within 2-months failing which the Jama’at head has the right to decide on his expulsion from the party.
It also decided to boycott the programmes to be organized by the Hurriyat Conference (G) in future.
A local news agency KNS said the meeting alleged that the members of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, which is also headed by Geelani, had played a pro-active role in distributing the book.
The meeting observed that the book has not only criticized the functioning of Jama’at but also resorted to character assassination, the news agency said, adding, “The members said they have strong evidences to prove that Tehreek-e-Hurriyat activists are hell bent on maligning the image of the Jamaat-e-Islami and has unleashed a propaganda in this regard.”
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The "book" mentioned here apparently maligns the JI leadership which is currently firmly in the hands of the moderates who are against militancy and terrorism and want a negotiated settlement to the issue.
Geelani and his small faction of supporters seem to be irking everyone from Yasin Malik faction to now the JI Jammu and Kashmir cadre.
