Srinagar
In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference General Secretary, Molvi Bashir Ahmed, has reiterated the APHC’s appeal to the people to observe complete shutdown on Friday (21 May) to commemorate the martyrdom anniversaries of prominent martyred Hurriyat leaders, Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone as well as the martyrs of Hawal.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq was shot dead by the agents of Indian agencies at his residence in Srinagar on May 21 in 1990.
Seventy mourners were killed when Indian troops opened indiscriminate fire on his funeral procession in Hawal area of Srinagar.
Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone was also martyred by the agents of Indian agencies when he was returning from addressing a gathering at Mazar-e-Shuhada in Srinagar on the same day in 2002.
Molvi Bashir Ahmed in a statement issued in Srinagar paid glowing tributes to Shaheed-e-Millat Molvi Muhammad Farooq, Shaheed-e-Hurriyat Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone, and martyrs of Hawal massacre on the eve of their anniversaries.
He also asked the people to organize protest rallies against the genocide and gross human rights violations being perpetrated by Indian troops in the occupied territory.
The APHC leader endorsing the detailed programme announced by the Chairman of Hurriyat forum Mirwaiz Umar Farooq appealed to the freedom loving Kashmiris to follow it in letter and spirit.
He expressed serious concern over the plight of Kashmiri detainees languishing in different jails of India and the occupied territory at the hands of cruel jail authorities, particularly in the wake of coronavirus pandemic when hundreds of inmates have been reported as COVID positive.
The APHC General Secretary expressed his anguish on the non-compliance by the fascist Modi regime of the Indian Supreme Court directions to release the detainees on 90 days parole.
He said the Indian government out of political vendetta is playing with the lives of the Kashmiri Hurriyat leaders and activists as it did with the Shaheed-e-Istiqamat, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai in Udhampur jail on 05 May 2021.—INP
