Speakers at various functions held in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, paid glowing tributes to Raja Haider Khan and all other heroes who struggled for the rights of Kashmiri Muslims against Dogra rule and for the just cause of Kashmir after the partition of India.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the 20th April 2024 marks the 58th death anniversary of Raja Muhammad Haider Khan, an important resistance character who played a significant role in the freedom movement against the Hindu Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. Before the Partition, Raja Haider Khan spearheaded the resistance movement in Muzaffarabad and surroundings against the anti-Muslim Maharaja. In 1947, he joined freedom activities in war of Kashmir liberation and organized freedom struggle in Muzaffarabad/Poonch areas and forced Dogra forces to abandon the areas.
The functions in remembrance of Raja Muhammad Haider Khan on his 58th death anniversary were organized by the Jammu Kashmir Peace and Justice organization and other parties at various places in Muzaffarabad.
While speaking at a function, Tanveer ul Islam, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Peace and Justice (JKPJ), said that Raja Haider Khan and all other heroes struggled for the rights of Kashmiri Muslims against Dogra rule and for the just cause of Kashmir after the partition of India.
The other speakers said Raja Haider Khan was a great leader with a vision to unite the Kashmiris. They maintained that Raja Haider Khan always endeavored for the realization of the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people and had a deep concern for the people of the occupied territory.
“It is our primary responsibility to carry forward the mission of these great leaders and continue to support the right to self-determination of the Kashmiris in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK)”, they emphasized.—KMS
