Srinagar: CPI(M) MLA from Kulgam, M.Y. Tarigami, on Wednesday urged the Jammu and Kashmir government to bring back Kashmiri prisoners currently lodged in jails outside the Union Territory.
Speaking during the Zero Hour in the J&K Assembly, Tarigami said detainees from the region — including Democratic Freedom Party chief Shabir Shah — should be shifted to prisons within Jammu and Kashmir.
“This is a basic human right that is universally recognized,” he asserted.
Tarigami further noted that if there is a shortage of prison facilities in the Union Territory, the government must address it. “The families of these prisoners are suffering. This demand should reach those empowered to make the decision,” he added.
Supporting the demand, Peoples Conference MLA from Handwara, Sajad Lone, said that prisoners from J&K should be shifted back to local jails.
“Shabir Shah’s condition is so poor that he can barely stand. If this assembly continues to ignore the suffering of our people, then what is its purpose?” Lone remarked.
He acknowledged that while the Home Department does not fall directly under the assembly’s purview, members can still convey their collective concern to the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the prisoners’ plight.
