Srinagar: Hurriyat hardliner Masarat Alam on Wednesday clarified that his release was in accordance with the law and no deal was struck with the Peoples Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir.
Alam said, "There was no deal with the PDP over my release. The government shouldn't take credit, I was released as per the law. I've got bail in 25 cases and been acquitted in two others. My release doesn't change what I'm fighting for."
Meanwhile the Ministry of Home Affairs has sought more clarification from Jammu and Kashmir government's on Alam's release. The MHA has received second report on the issue but there are still gaps in the sequence of event leading to his release, said sources.
The Home Ministry has sought further clarification on it and action will be taken accordingly, sources added.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has already issued an ultimatum to its coalition partner Peoples Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir to mend its ways. Sources said that the BJP has warned Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to either mend his ways or else they will have to call off the alliance. The BJP has made it clear that national security takes precedence over politics.
The remarks came even as the PDP assured the Centre that it will not release any political prisoners without consulting it.
Sources said a strong message is to be given to Sayeed. "Our priority is not government. There will be no compromise either on national security or Common Minimum Programme (CMP). Ideology will not be sacrificed," sources said.
They added, "No one should think that we will bend to run the government. One should be ready for consequences if this happens next time."
The BJP faced flak from the opposition parties over the release Masarat Alam on March 7 from jail despite the BJP's protest. Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh had to make statements in Parliament over the development.
Alam was the mastermind behind the 2010 protests in which hundreds of people lost their lives. He was later arrested on the orders of the then Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah.
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