PDP Chief Appeals for Medical Care for Ill Separatist Leader Shah

Srinagar, Jun 24 (PTI): People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday urged the Indian government to adopt a "humanitarian view" in the case of imprisoned separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah, ensuring he receives the necessary medical attention for his life-threatening condition. Mufti made this plea via a post on her X handle, highlighting Sehar Shabir's emotional appeal concerning her father's deteriorating health. "Request @HMOIndia to urgently consider the heartfelt appeal of Sehar Shabir, whose father Shabir Shah is battling a life-threatening illness." In this critical moment, we urge GOI to take a humanitarian view by ensuring he receives proper medical care. This may be the family's last chance to ease his suffering. Please let compassion guide the response."

Mufti's appeal follows an emotional entreaty from Sehar, Shah's daughter, asking for "justice and compassion" for her father. "This is not political. This is not anti-national. This is not against any country, institution, or government. This is only about my father's life. His health. His right to be treated with dignity. Is your conscience alive?" she questioned in a post.

According to Sehar, her father has been imprisoned for 38 years without a conviction and is currently in poor health, requiring several surgeries. "Today, he is gravely ill. He has been advised multiple surgeries. Yet there is no proper care, no access to medical records, and not even a single phone call in two years, which is a right every prisoner is entitled to," she stated.

Sehar, who last year declared allegiance to India's sovereignty over Jammu and Kashmir in a local advertisement, added that Shah's family has been completely isolated from him. "We, his family, are kept away. I have watched him suffer in silence, behind soundproof walls, iron grills, and broken microphones. We cannot even touch him," she shared.

She expressed that her previous attempts to speak as a daughter were misconstrued, impacting her family deeply, especially her mother and elder sister. "But how long can one remain silent while watching their father like this?" she asked.

Sehar reiterated her post as a daughter's plea for "compassion, justice, and basic humanity." "If you still have a heart, please hear me. If justice means anything, let it speak now. Not when it is too late. Because if silence wins again, remember you were told. You knew. And you chose to look away," she concluded.

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