SRINAGAR: Authorities Thursday made an attempt to prevent Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from addressing a press conference on the Shopian killings.
According to a statement, a large contingent of police was deployed around Nigeen residence of Mirwaiz and the police prevented entry of media persons, who had been invited for the press meet, inside the residence.
A check post was erected at Ashai Bagh bridge, one kilometer away from the Mirwaizs residence and the media persons were prevented to move further. However, some media persons were able to give police a slip and reached Nigeen only to be stopped by the police at the gates of Mirwaiz residence.
Mirwaiz later addressed the waiting media persons from the gate pillars.
In his address Mirwaiz described the present scenario of Kashmir extremely grim and worrisome. He said that the universally accepted basic right of the people, the right to life was being totally violated and was under great threat in Kashmir. In fact it has ceased to exist in the eyes of the rulers of Kashmir, alleged Mirwaiz.
He added, The rulers of Kashmir have turned shameless and morally dead and were acting as stooges of Delhi to implement the agenda of suppression and brutalization through their military might.
He said the continued imposition of black laws like AFSPA etc provide a license to the forces to kill and the immunity from prosecution has emboldened the forces personnel and they have created havoc on the lives of Kashmiris.
Mirwaiz issued a fervent appeal to all those people, both inside and outside India, who believe in the equality of human beings and in the norms of justice, to stand up and speak for the subjugated people of Jammu and Kashmir and come forward and play their role to rescue the innocent people of Kashmir from the current state of agony and pain.
Mirwaiz urged the people of Kashmir to hoist black flags and tie black bands on their arms on Friday 13th September and hold peaceful demonstrations after Friday prayers to protest against the recent killings in Shopian and other atrocities committed on the people by the armed forces, and also demand the repeal of draconian black laws from the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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