Forum objects to use of its photo in BJP advertisements
Special Correspondent
ANHAD terms the act ‘defamatory, unethical and illegal'
NEW DELHI: ANHAD, a voluntary organisation working against communal forces, has expressed shock over the use of a photograph of its month-old demonstration against “excessive” use of force by the security forces in Kashmir, in advertisements issued by the BJP, which observed ‘Save Kashmir Day' on Saturday.
Objecting to the use of the photograph of people associated with the voluntary organisation, ANHAD managing trustee Shabnam Hashmi termed the act by the BJP “defamatory, unethical and illegal,” as it gave an impression that ANHAD and those associated with it were associated with the BJP and its views.
In a letter to BJP president Nitin Gadkari, she said that it provided “comic relief” about the “total ideological bankruptcy of the BJP, which used the ANHAD photograph, carrying slogans like “10,000 Missing in Kashmir, Who's responsible?” and “Stop Killing Innocent People in Kashmir,” while having a diametrical opposite understanding about the issue.
Ms. Hashmi pointed out that last month's dharna by ANHAD was to urge the government to reverse its policies on Kashmir and to show remorse and apologise for the deaths of innocent people. “This is in total contrast to the BJP meeting, which is unconcerned about the plight of the people of Kashmir and looks at the issue as a law and order problem and calls for even more severe repression by the use of security forces,'' she said.
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