Arrest Geelani for his 'anti-India' speech on Eid: VHP

Jammu, Jan 2: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) today demanded the arrest of separatist Tehrik-e-Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani under the National Security Act (NSA) for his ''communal and anti-India speech'' during the Eid-ul-Azha festival.

Addressing a press conference here, VHP state president Dr Ramakant Dubey said, ''it is very sad and surprising that a person like Mr Geelani used an occasion like a religious festival to fan communal and anti-India sentiments, and that also freely.'' Dr Dubey said the state government should stop providing pension and other facilities to Mr Geelani in view of his ''communal speeches and acting as a spokesman for Pakistan.'' VHP activists in the city burnt an effigy of Mr Geelani this evening.

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