Srinagar, Jan 31 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC) president Sajad Lone on Friday criticized the administration’s decision to deny permission to the Awami Itehad Party (AIP) for holding a peaceful protest in Srinagar, asserting that “peaceful dissent is a right, not charity.”
“Irrespective of our political differences with AIP, we aadefend their right to protest.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelThey have not been allowed to hold a peaceful protest,” he stated.
Lone highlighted the region’s troubled history of stifling peaceful dissent, warning that such actions have historically proven “very costly.” He urged authorities to “learn from the mistakes of the past and create a dignified space for peaceful dissent or protest.” (KNS)