Police inquiring into entire issue, says SSP
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 18: Lashing out at the Jammu and Kashmir administration and police for not taking appropriate steps with regard to security arrangements and demanding probe, president, International Council of Jurists (ICJ), London, Dr. Adish C Aggarwala today said the national flag hoisting by him at Lal Chowk in Srinagar scheduled for this morning has been postponed allegedly due to security threat.
In a statement issued here this afternoon, Dr Aggarwala, who is also Chairman, All India Bar Association said he was travelling from Katra to Srinagar yesterday for unfurling the national flag at Lal Chowk, Srinagar scheduled for today.
He said they stopped at Zaika Sweets and Restaurant at Samroli in Udhampur district for taking snacks at about 10:08 pm when two cars stopped near their parked car, one to his left and the other behind his taxi.
“In the left side car, one occupant was having a rifle. A short height person in his mid 40s, came to me and told me “Kashmir me Tiranga Fehra Rahe Ho. Srinagar Me Dekh Lenge” (Hoisting National Flag in Kashmir. Will see you in Srinagar),” Aggarwala said.
He further said, “I kept mum and did not react and instead asked the driver to take me to Jammu claiming that I have to collect the important file.”
“I reached Jammu and checked in Circuit House in the early morning of June 18. I have not reported this incident to Jammu and Kashmir Police officials as some of them may be under the influence of some forces,” he said in the statement.
He further said, “I was undertaking this gesture of unfurling the national flag at Lal Chowk, Srinagar to demonstrate the ground reality to the international community that Jammu and Kashmir has returned to normalcy after the Narendra Modi Government’s brave decision to scrap Article 370 of Constitution of India.”
“The abrogation of Article 370, from Jammu and Kashmir was not only wise but has also taken the wind out of Pakistan’s sails on the Kashmir issue despite Pakistan’s never-ending nefarious designs,” he said.
The ICJ chief further said, “I have co-authored, along with American author Elisabeth Horan, a book “Narendra Modi Harbinger of Prosperity & Apostle of World Peace’’. I have also co-authored (with British author Sarah J Marchington) another book “Narendra Modi A Charismatic & Visionary Statesman.”
“With this incident, I feel that there has been a conspiracy to eliminate me in Kashmir as I was going to unfurl the national flag at Lal Chowk, Srinagar,” he said adding, “I seek indent probe by Central agencies in respect of postponement of flag hoisting due to not taking appropriate steps by Jammu and Kashmir administration and police.”
Later, Aggarwala told the Excelsior on telephone that on his entry to Jammu and Kashmir on the intervening night of June 15 and 16, he had to wait at Lakhanpur for protection which came only after he contacted Police Control Room (PCR) Jammu.
He said he was given only one PSO and that too only up to Katra.
Meanwhile, SSP Udhampur Vinod Kumar when approached by the Excelsior said the police is inquiring into the entire matter.
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