In a significant development, jailed separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah daughter and deceased separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s granddaughter have dissociated themselves from the separatist ideology and pledged their loyalty to the sovereignty of Union of India and constitution of India
Ruwa Altaf, daughter of Geelani’s son-in-law Altaf Ahmad Shah alias Altaf Fantoosh, issued a public notice in a local newspaper a few days back distancing herself from the Hurriyat Conference faction founded by her late grandfather.
She also declared she has no inclination or sympathy towards Hurriyat Conference ideology.
“I am a loyal citizen of India not affiliated with any organisation or association which has an agenda against the Union of India and I owe allegiance to the Constitution of my country (India),” Ruwa declared in the notice.
Her father, who was also in jail for alleged terror funding, died last year after a prolonged illness.
In a separate public notice published in a local newspaper today, 23-year-old Sama Shabir daughter of jailed separatist leader Shabir Ahamd Shah declared herself as a loyal Indian citizen and distanced herself from the banned separatist organisation founded by her father, who is currently in Tihar Jail on money laundering and terror funding charges.
“I am a loyal citizen of India and I am not affiliated with any person or organisation which is against the sovereignty of the Union of India,” Sama Shabir, the elder daughter of Shah, said in the notice.
“I am not associated with the DFP or its ideology in any way,” Sama Shabir stated, cautioning that legal action would be pursued against anyone linking her to the separatist group without authorisation.
Shabir Ahmad Shah (70) was arrested in 2017 by the Enforcement Directorate over alleged money laundering activities linked to terror financing. He was later chargesheeted by the National Investigation Agency also for alleged terror financing.