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Kashmiri Pro-Indenence Leader

Abdul Gani Lone
Former Cabinet Minister of Education and Health (J&K)
Chief MinisterSyed Mir Qasim
Former Deputy Minister of, Law, Irrigation, Flood control, Animal husbandry and Power
Personal details
Born(1932-05-06)6 May 1932
Dard Harie, Jammu & Kashmir, British India
Died21 May 2002(2002-05-21) (aged 70)
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Manner of deathAssassination
Political partyJammu and Kashmir People's Conference
Other political
affiliations		People's Conference Azad
ChildrenBilal Lone
Sajjad Lone
Shabnam Gani Lone
Occupationlawyer, Politician

Abdul Gani Lone (/ˈɑːbdʊl ˈɡɑːni ˈloʊn/ AHB-duul GAH-nee LOHN; 6 May 1932 – 21 May 2002) was a Kashmiri-separatist political leader.

Life

Lone was born in Dard Harie in the Kralpora tehsil of the Kupwara district of the princely state of Kashmir and Jammu in British India into a Kashmiri Muslim family. He earned a law degree from Aligarh Muslim University in 1957.

His sons Bilal Lone and Sajjad Lone are Kashmiri politicians. Sajjad Lone was member of the Legislative Assembly. His daughter Shabnam Gani Lone is a lawyer at the Supreme Court of India, while his eldest daughter Safiya Lone, a teacher by profession, died on 22 October 2017.

On 10 April 2021, his colleague and good friend Mohd Amin Wani died due to cardiac arrest.

Career

He made his entry into politics serving in the state assembly as a Congress candidate in 1967. In 1978, he formed a Kashmiri separatist organization called People's Conference dedicated to "the restoration of 'internal autonomy' in Kashmir."

Electoral performance

Election Constituency Party Result Votes % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote % Ref
1987 Handwara JKNC Lost 43.88% Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan JKNC 46.93%
1983 Handwara JKNC Lost 45.46% Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan JKNC 45.48%
1977 Handwara JP Won 51.78% Sharif Ud Din JKNC 44.73%
1972 Handwara INC Won 88.41% Sharif Ud Din Independent 11.59%
1967 Handwara INC Won Elected Unopposed

Death

Lone and his guards were gunned down by two young assassins before they threw grenades and escaped on 21 May 2002 while commemorating the twelfth anniversary of the death of Kashmiri leader, Mirwaiz Maulvi Farooq. Eyewitnesses said that earlier in the day a group of youths arrived at the Idgah, shouting pro-Pakistan slogans, and two of them fired on Lone.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said "Pakistan wants Kashmir and so is desperate in its action, which this killing has proved." The then Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said, "Mr. Lone was assassinated because he was working for peace in Jammu and Kashmir."

His son Sajjad Lone said separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Pakistani spy agency ISI were responsible for his father's death, then later said Abdullah had provided inadequate security to his father.

The United States condemned the assassination, with Secretary of State Colin Powell issuing a statement that said Lone was moderate who sought a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue.

See also

References

  1. "Hurriyat Leader Lone Shot Dead". www.outlookindia.com. Outlook magazine. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. Shabnam Lone, Outlook, 23 May 2002.
  3. @sajadlone (10 April 2021). "Advocate Mohd Amin Sahib of Kukroosa passed away. He was a colleague of my late father and a renowned social and political leader of our area.I offer my condolences to the bereaved family. May Allah grant Jannat" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  9. ^ "lone shot dead". The Tribune. 22 May 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  10. "'White-collar' men killed Abdul Ghani Lone: Sons". Hindustan Times. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  11. Thousands mourn Kashmiri separatist
  12. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, U.S. Department of State, 31 March 2003, Retrieved 14 January 2012

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