Disallowing Eidgah march shows Govt’s defeat: JRL

Srinagar—The joint resistance leadership (JRL) has strongly con­demned the government decision of imposing strict restrictions in downtown Srinagar and other parts of city terming it as an accep­tance of defeat.

Authorities imposed restric­tions in Srinagar’s old city and ad­jacent areas to prevent the march to Eidgah called by the Hurriyat leadership to pay tributes to Mir­waiz Moulvi Farooq, Khawaja Ab­dul Gani Lone and Hawal martyrs on their anniversary.

The JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik were kept under house arrest or in jails.

In a statement issued to GNS, JRL said, “That entire nation ob­served the 28th martyrdom anni­versary of Shaheed-e-Millat and over 60 martyrs of Hawal massacre, and 16th anniversary of Shaheed-e-Hurriyat and remembered the sacrifices offered by the great lead­ers and the people of Kashmir. The complete shutdown observed by people amplifies their commitment to the mission of the martyrs and the ongoing movement and their pledge that no matter how tough the repression goes, people will continue to strive for their rights till the final goal is achieved.”

Condemning the restrictions, the leadership said, “The ruling regime’s fear of people’s power and commitment towards the freedom struggle makes them take these totalitarian measures. The ruling regime doesn’t have the courage to meet us on political turf.”

“No matter how far Delhi and its local collaborators go in unleash­ing repression, the people have shown that they will continue to follow the cause for which the mar­tyrs sacrificed their life and will at all cost resist the New Delhi’s mili­tary might with full strength,” JRL said and denounced authorities for keeping the entire downtown un­der curfew for the past three days in the holy month of Ramadan.

Meanwhile, according to the statement, dozens of resistance leaders including Mukhtar Ahmed Waza, Engineer Hilal Ahmed War and others were placed under house detention.

AAC leaders and activists in­cluding Muhammad Shafi Khan, Advocate Yasir Dalal and others tried to take out a protest march from Aali Masjid towards martyrs’ graveyard but were prevented and pushed back, the statement said.

“However, in the majority of shrines, mosques and imambaras across Kashmir, tributes were paid to Shaheed-e-Millat, Shaheed-e-Hurriyat and martyrs of Hawal, after Zuhr prayers,” the statement added. (GNS)

‘PM Modi respected our Kashmi­ri language, not people’, DeM says

Srinagar:- Reacting to the state­ments made by PM, Narendra Modi, during his visit Kashmir visit, Dukhtaran-e-Millat on Mon­day said that Kashmir is not an is­sue of development but a denial of the right to self-determination.

In a statement, the spokesper­son of DeM, Rifat Fatima, said that instead of lecturing Kashmiris about development, PM Modi should address his people who are dying of hunger and poverty. The PM Modi should concentrate on addressing the issues of his own country at least some will get food and shelter to live under,” she said.

She said that the resistance against India is not based on the issue of power or under-develop­ment. “We believe that If Kashmir had not been a part of India, Jam­mu and Kashmir would have been one of the most prosperous states of “Pakistan”,” she added.

The spokesman added that during PM’s visit, Modi inaugu­rated a 330 MW hydel power proj­ect (Kishenganga) and it is one among the many resources taken by India so far.

She said that India is exploit­ing our resources. The control over the waters in Kashmir can prove costly for our Pakistan and is also against the Indus water Treaty and other treaties regard­ing the distribution of water in the region.

The spokesman further added that Modi’s use of Kashmiri lan­guage in the beginning and the end of his speech was a cunning act and people shouldn’t pay attention to such acts, “Modi respected the Kashmiri language but doesn’t re­spect the people of Kashmir.

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