"To Raise Our Voices": Banned Jamaat Leader On Fighting J&K Polls

Speaking to NDTV, Gulam Qadir Lone of banned Jamaat-e-Islami said they are fighting the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls so that the ban imposed on them can be lifted.

Ghulam Qadir Lone of banned Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday said that they decided to participate in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections to "raise their voices". Speaking to NDTV, Mr Lone, a member of the central committee and ex-general secretary of the Jamaat-e-Islamia, they are fighting the polls so that the ban imposed on them can be lifted.  #JammuKashmirAssemblyElection : कश्मीर में इस बार चुनाव मैदान में है जमाते इस्लामी @NEETAS11 | #JammuKashmir | #AssemblyElections2024 | #ElectionsWithNDTVpic.twitter.com/BJ7I64uFBK

The organisation cannot take part in the elections due to the ban imposed on it by the Union home ministry. It has not taken part in any elections since 1987.

"We have not done anything which is against the law and always carried out our activities within the framework of an Indian constitution. So when the Centre decided to impose a ban on us, we were surprised as to how in a democratic nation this happened. So we decided to participate in elections to raise our voice," Ghulam Qadir Lone told NDTV.