Hurriyat leader's daughters invoke Modi's slogan to seek father's release

Daughters of a jailed Hurriyat leader have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invoked his Beti Bachao Beti Padhao slogan to seek the release of their prodialogue and peaceloving father from Delhis Tihar JailThe highly emotional letter from Suzanne and Sundas Shah talks about their meeting with their ailing father in Tihar and how it reminded them about the plight of the mother and wife of Kulbhushan Jadhav an alleged Indian spy jailed in PakistanSuzanne and Sundas who study in a prominent Srinagar missionary school are the daughters of ShahidulIslam the spokesperson of the Mirwaizled Hurriyat Conference jailed since July last year in a terror funding case probed by the National Investigation Agency NIAIn the country where Prime Ministers Beti Bachao Beti Padhao slogan has rekindled hope among the hopeless disadvantaged girl child we are unable to attend to our studiesFor us our home is like a prison while Daddy has been jailed for months and none of the allegations leveled against him having been proved reads the letter that first appeared in a Srinagarbased dailyWe look forward to an immediate personal intervention by your good selfThe two girls said the last 11 months of their lives were like that of orphans because they were not able to see our beloved father before they finally met with him in Tihar recentlyWe were shocked to see him in a very bad shape and worn out as he stood on the other side of a thick glass wall in between Leave alone touching him the glass wall was too thick to let our words reach him One intercom in the poorlyventilated room was the only means to converse with himWe could barely recognise him A diabetic with hypertension arthritis the frail and pale looking Dad has already lost 15 kg because of denial of medicareThey said they dont know much about the India Pakistan and Kashmir politics but their visit to Tihar Jail reminded us of the union of Kulbhushan Jadhav with his aged mother and wife in a prison in PakistanThey said their father was confined within an 8x6feet cell with criminals and drug addicts exposing him to a threat to his lifeThe meeting with Daddy couldnt end without horror When we were yet to finish our conversation with him the phone line snapped and the lights went off Someone shouted the time is over Thus we were denied even a chance to say goodbye to our Dad We pray that no daughter has to visit Tihar againThey said that ShahidulIslam a close aide of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is known for his prodialogue stance aimed at peaceful settlement of Kashmir for which he was attacked by unknown gunmen twiceWe never expected that the peaceloving and moderate voices like him would be treated so shabbily in the worlds largest democracyCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever