A day after Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) alumnus’ father Shehla Rashid exposed his’ anti-national activities’ and also took the name of Shah Faesal, an IAS officer turned politician, the latter kept his distance on Tuesday.
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On the microblogging website Twitter, Faesal said his name has been “dragged into the family feud.” In 2019, he had launched his political party, the People’s Movement of Jammu and Kashmir (JKPM). But on August 10, 2019, he resigned as party chairman. The then Vice President Feroze Peerzada had taken over as President.
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On November 30, Shehla’s father, Abdul Rashid Shora, claimed that he had faced the death threat of his daughter. In a letter written to the Jammu and Kashmir DGP, he also alleged that Shehla took Rs 3 crore in cash to join the Kashmir-centric policy of “notorious people”. You have requested an investigation of your bank accounts.
Taking the name Faesal, he wrote: “Just two months before Zahoor Vatali’s arrest in the terrorist financing case under UAPA, Zahoor Vatali and engineer Rasheed (ex-MLA) called me at Vatali’s residence in Sanat Nagar, Srinagar in June 2017 for sitting and she was in the last semester of her PhD in Sociology after we met, they revealed to me the advance of the launch of the JKPM party and urged me to extend the cooperation to merge Shehla Rashid in their plan of gambling, at that time Shah Faesal was in the United States on study leave under the patronage of Feroze Peerzada, current chairman of the JKPPA party and Zahoor Vatali. “
Regarding the fact that my name has been dragged into the family dispute of a former colleague, I want to make it clear that I have not met or consulted any of those accused of terrorism, directly or indirectly, not to mention seeking their support or benefit. . from them. 1 / n
– Shah Faesal (@shahfaesal) December 1, 2020
In a series of tweets, Faesal clarified that “he has not met or consulted with any of those accused of terrorism, directly or indirectly, not to mention seeking their support or benefiting from them.” He added that also in the United States in 2018, he was “very careful” with his “actions and statements and never said anything detrimental to the security and integrity of the country.”
He also said that he is aware of the red lines and very clear on his booth, adding that he feels “extremely sad to see my name being dragged into something that I am not even remotely associated with.”
“As for my name being drawn into a former colleague’s family dispute, I want to make it clear that I have not met or consulted any of those accused of terrorism, directly or indirectly, not to mention seeking their support or benefiting from them, “he tweeted.
“In the United States too, in 2018, I have been very careful with my actions and statements and never said anything that would harm the security and integrity of the country. Having been in the IAS, I am fully aware of the red lines and I am very clear about myself. position, “Faesal tweeted.
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“While I am aware of the dangers of public life, I feel extremely sad to see my name being drawn into something with which I am not even remotely associated. I will be happy to appear before JKP NIA CBI ED and assist in the investigation if necessary. , “he further tweeted.
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