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{{Short description|Kashmiri | {{Short description|Kashmiri Pro-Indenence Leader}} | ||
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| caption = | | caption = | ||
|party = [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference]] | |||
|otherparty = Jammu and Kashmir People's Independence Conference | |||
| birth_date ={{Birth date |1932|5|6|df=y}} | | birth_date ={{Birth date |1932|5|6|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = Dard Harie, [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu & Kashmir]], [[British Raj|British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2002|5|21|1932|5|6}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2002|5|21|1932|5|6}} | ||
| death_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]] | | death_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]] | ||
| death_cause = [[Assassination]] | | death_cause = [[Assassination]] | ||
| children = [[Bilal Lone]]<br/>[[Sajjad Lone]]<br/>[[Shabnam Gani Lone]] | | children = [[Bilal Lone]]<br/>[[Sajjad Lone]]<br/>[[Shabnam Gani Lone]] | ||
| occupation = [[lawyer]], [[Politician]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Abdul Gani Lone''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Abdul Ghani Lone from India pronunciation (Voice of America).ogg|ˈ|ɑː|b|d|ʊ|l|_|ˈ|ɡ|ɑː|n|i|_|ˈ|l|oʊ|n}} {{respell|AHB|duul|_|GAH|nee|_|LOHN}}; 6 May 1932 – 21 May 2002) was a [[ | '''Abdul Gani Lone''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Abdul Ghani Lone from India pronunciation (Voice of America).ogg|ˈ|ɑː|b|d|ʊ|l|_|ˈ|ɡ|ɑː|n|i|_|ˈ|l|oʊ|n}} {{respell|AHB|duul|_|GAH|nee|_|LOHN}}; 6 May 1932 – 21 May 2002) was a [[Kashmir insurgency|Kashmiri nationalist]] political leader. | ||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
Lone was born in Dard Harie | Lone was born in Dard Harie in the [[Kralpora]] tehsil of the [[Kupwara district]] of the [[princely state]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Kashmir and Jammu]] in [[British Raj|British India]] into a [[Kashmiri Muslim]] family. He earned a law degree from [[Aligarh Muslim University]] in 1957.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hurriyat Leader Lone Shot Dead|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/hurriyat-leader-lone-shot-dead/215704|access-date=2020-12-16|website=www.outlookindia.com|publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook magazine]]}}</ref> | ||
His sons Bilal Lone | His sons Bilal Lone and [[Sajjad Lone]] are Kashmiri politicians. Sajjad Lone was a member of the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]. His daughter [[Shabnam Gani Lone]] is a lawyer at the [[Supreme Court of India]],<ref>[https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/shabnam-lone/215725 Shabnam Lone], ''Outlook'', 23 May 2002.</ref> while his eldest daughter Safiya Lone, a teacher by profession, died on 22 October 2017. | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
He made his entry into politics serving in the state assembly as a [[Indian National Congress|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."{{Citation needed|date= April 2012}} | He made his entry into politics serving in the state assembly as a [[Indian National Congress|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."{{Citation needed|date= April 2012}} | ||
== Electoral performance == | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
! Election !! Constituency !! colspan="2"|Party !! Result !! Votes % !! Opposition Candidate !! colspan="2"|Opposition Party !! Opposition vote %|| Ref | |||
|- | |||
|[[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]]||[[Handwara Assembly constituency|Handwara]]||{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference}}||{{Lost}}||43.88%||Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan||{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}||46.93%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114084427/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]]||[[Handwara Assembly constituency|Handwara]]||{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference | |||
}}||{{Lost}}||45.46%||Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan||{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}||45.48%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117082124/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]]||[[Handwara Assembly constituency|Handwara]]||{{party name with color|Janata Party}}||{{Won}}||51.78%||Sharif Ud Din||{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}||44.73%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081946/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]]||[[Handwara Assembly constituency|Handwara]]||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||{{Won}}||88.41%||Sharif Ud Din||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||11.59%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083027/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]]||[[Handwara Assembly constituency|Handwara]]||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||{{Won}}|| colspan=5|'''Elected Unopposed''' ||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006052138/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref> | |||
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|} | |||
== | ==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 death anniversary 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.<ref name="shot_dead">{{cite news|title=lone shot dead|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020522/main2.htm|accessdate=7 April 2015|work=The Tribune|date=22 May 2002}}</ref> | |||
[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] Chief Minister [[Farooq Abdullah]] | [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|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."<ref name="shot_dead" /> | ||
His son [[Sajjad Lone]] | His son [[Sajjad Lone]] said separatist leader [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]] and Pakistani spy agency [[Inter-Services Intelligence|ISI]] were responsible for his father's death, then later said Abdullah had provided inadequate security to his father.<ref>{{cite news|title='White-collar' men killed Abdul Ghani Lone: Sons|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/white-collar-men-killed-abdul-ghani-lone-sons/article1-648809.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226031843/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/white-collar-men-killed-abdul-ghani-lone-sons/article1-648809.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 December 2014|accessdate=7 April 2015|work=Hindustan Times|date=11 January 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2002410.stm Thousands mourn Kashmiri separatist]</ref> | ||
The United States condemned the assassination, with Secretary of State [[Colin Powell]] issuing a statement | The United States condemned the assassination, with Secretary of State [[Colin Powell]] issuing a statement, calling Lone a moderate who sought a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue.<ref>[https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18311.htm Country Reports on Human Rights Practices], U.S. Department of State, 31 March 2003, Retrieved 14 January 2012</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:1932 births]] | [[Category:1932 births]] | ||
[[Category:2002 deaths]] | [[Category:2002 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni]] | [[Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Kashmiri | [[Category:Kashmiri politicians]] | ||
[[Category:Kashmiri Muslims]] | [[Category:Kashmiri Muslims]] | ||
[[Category:People murdered in Jammu and Kashmir]] | [[Category:People murdered in Jammu and Kashmir]] | ||
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[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference politicians]] | [[Category:Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference politicians]] | ||
[[Category:2002 murders in India]] | [[Category:2002 murders in India]] | ||
[[Category:Asian politicians assassinated in the 2000s]] | |||
[[Category:Indian politicians assassinated in the 21st century]] | |||
[[Category:Assassinated subnational legislators]] | |||
[[Category:Politicians assassinated in 2002]] | |||
[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 1972–1977]] | |||
[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 1977–1983]] | |||
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Jammu and Kashmir]] | |||
[[Category:Janata Party politicians from Jammu and Kashmir]] | |||
[[Category:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference politicians]] | |||
[[Category:20th-century Indian Muslims]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:38, 2 February 2026
Abdul Gani Lone | |
|---|---|
| Former Cabinet Minister of Education and Health (J&K) | |
| Chief Minister | Syed Mir Qasim |
| Former Deputy Minister of, Law, Irrigation, Flood control, Animal husbandry and Power | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1932 Dard Harie, Jammu & Kashmir, British India |
| Died | 21 May 2002 (aged 70) Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference |
| Other political affiliations | Jammu and Kashmir People's Independence Conference |
| Children | Bilal Lone Sajjad Lone Shabnam Gani Lone |
| Occupation | lawyer, Politician |
Abdul Gani Lone (/ˈɑːbdʊl ˈɡɑːni ˈloʊn/ (
listen) AHB-duul GAH-nee LOHN; 6 May 1932 – 21 May 2002) was a Kashmiri nationalist political leader.
Life[edit | edit source]
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.[1]
His sons Bilal Lone and Sajjad Lone are Kashmiri politicians. Sajjad Lone was a member of the Legislative Assembly. His daughter Shabnam Gani Lone is a lawyer at the Supreme Court of India,[2] while his eldest daughter Safiya Lone, a teacher by profession, died on 22 October 2017.
Career[edit | edit source]
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."[citation needed]
Electoral performance[edit | edit source]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Handwara | Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference | Lost | 43.88% | Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | 46.93% | [3] | |||
| 1983 | Handwara | style="width:4px; " data-sort-value="Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference
" | |
[[Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference | Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference]] | Lost | 45.46% | Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | 45.48% | [4] | |
| 1977 | Handwara | JP | Won | 51.78% | Sharif Ud Din | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | 44.73% | [5] | |||
| 1972 | Handwara | INC | Won | 88.41% | Sharif Ud Din | Independent | 11.59% | [6] | |||
| 1967 | Handwara | INC | Won | Elected Unopposed | [7] | ||||||
Death[edit | edit source]
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 death anniversary 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.[8]
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."[8]
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.[9][10]
The United States condemned the assassination, with Secretary of State Colin Powell issuing a statement, calling Lone a moderate who sought a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue.[11]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Hurriyat Leader Lone Shot Dead". www.outlookindia.com. Outlook magazine. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ↑ Shabnam Lone, Outlook, 23 May 2002.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "lone shot dead". The Tribune. 22 May 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ↑ "'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.
- ↑ Thousands mourn Kashmiri separatist
- ↑ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, U.S. Department of State, 31 March 2003, Retrieved 14 January 2012