JRL Leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik arrested from Hyderpora, Nigeen and Shupian respectively
Yasin Malik reaches Shupian, leads a protest at Shupian Chowk
Forcing people of Kashmir into submission by using dictatorial and oppressive means is only day-dream of Indian leaders and their Kashmiri stooges. Spree of arrests, nocturnal and day time raids, imposition of curfew and restrictions and other oppressive tactics are a glaring example of the farce Indian democracy practiced in Jammu Kashmir. Gruesome Killings at Shupian and a complete ban on mourning is not only inhuman but act of state sponsored terrorism : JRL
Srinagar 2ND February 2018 : Forcing the people of Kashmir into submission by using dictatorial and oppressive means is only day-dream of Indian leaders and their Kashmiri stooges. Spree of arrests, nocturnal and day time raids, imposition of curfew and restrictions and other oppressive tactics are a glaring example of the farce Indian democracy practiced in Jammu Kashmir. Gruesome Killings at Shupian and a complete ban on mourning is not only inhuman but act of state sponsored terrorism.
This was stated by the JRL leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik while speaking to media and people today at Hyderpora, Nigeen and Shupian respectively. Earlier police and forces in large numbers cordoned the residence of senior leader of JRL Syed Ali shah Geelani and laid barricades, Razor-wire and police vehicles. Defying house arrest, Geelani sahib as per program started his journey towards Shupian but police and forces arrested him and placed him under stringent house arrest. JRL leader Mirwaiz Muhammad Umer Farooq also defied his house arrest and started his march towards Shupian but police and forces that had already sealed his residence arrested him and shifted him to police station Nigeen.
JRL leader Muhammad Yasin Malik who despite being not-well to avoid arrest had gone into hiding on 31st January 2018, after travelling miles through tough terrains on foot today morning managed to reach Jamia Masjid Shupian. Soon after hids arrival at Shupain, SOG, police and other forces sealed Jamia Shupian from all sides but some brave hearts which included dozens of women too defied strict curfew and managed to enter Jamia to join him. Yasin Malik addressed people at Jamia Masjid and after Friday prayers, led peaceful protesters out of the Masjid and marched towards main Chowk Shupian. Indian occupational forces that had almost sealed the whole area and had clamped curfew, soon came into action and arrested JKLF chairman along worth another JKLF leader Ghulam Muhammad Dar. Both the arrested have been immediately shifted to some unknown police station. People of the area resisted and protested against this police highhandedness and staged peaceful protests in almost every lane and Mohalla in Shupian town. It is worth to mention that to foil today’s peaceful Shupian protest program, so-called biggest democracy of India and its Kashmiri stooges started police raids soon after the announcement of the protest program. Mirwaiz Muhammad Umer Farooq was placed under house arrest as senior leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani continued to remain under house arrest as usual. In order to arrest Muhammad Yasin Malik who had gone into hiding, police raided his residence, JKLF office and other places. Various JRL leaders including advocate Bashir Ahmad butt, Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar, Sheikh Abdul Rashid, Bilal Sideequi, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, Syed Imtiyaz Hyder, Mukthar Ahmad Waza, Yaseen Attai were arrested by police,many including Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Muhammad Ashraf Laya, Ghulam Nabi Sumji, Hilal Ahmad War, Umer Adil Dar and others, were placed under house arrest and the residences of many more including Noor Muhammad Kalwal, Javed ahmad Zargar, Zahoor Ahmad Butt,and Bashir ahmad kashmiri were raided during these days. Meanwhile before their arrest, JRL leaders Syed Ali shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik spoke to media .Muhammad Yasin Malik addressed people at Jamia Shupian and also addressed media person at Shupian chowk before being arrested. While strongly condemning the use of occupational army and police force to suppress a peaceful protest program, JRL leaders said to foil a peaceful protest against gruesome killings at Shupian and atrocities being committed on common Kashmiris, brutal police, SOG and Army force was let loose against civilians by so-called democrats. Leaders said that this spree of arrests, heavy restrictions, curfew and barricades, intimidations and threats are actually the real face of Indian democracy practiced in Jammu Kashmir. Today the farce of Indian democracy in Jammu Kashmir yet again stands exposed before the international community and people of India as Indian rulers and their Kashmiri stooges chose to choke people’s voices by military might, asserted JRL.
Leaders said that today’s program was actually a protest against gruesome killings of innocents seven of whom lost their lives within one week in Shupian. This was a protest against the growing attacks on women, mothers of small babies who got brutalized by Indian occupation recently and among whom two are still battling for their lives in hospitals. This was a peaceful protest against crackdowns, hooliganism and oppression unleashed by Indian occupational forces in Shupian, Kulgam, Islamabad, Pulwama, Tral, Qazigund, Bijbihara and many other places in southern parts of valley, Bandipora, Hajin, Sumbal ,Naidkhai in Sonawari, Kupwara, Handwara in northern parts of valley, Ganderbal , Budgam and Srinagar in central part of the valley. JRL said that Kashmir has been turned into a slaughter house no one is safe and death and destruction is being celebrated by the oppressors. while condemning the carnage by Indian army and forces at Shupian recently during which seven innocents have lost their lives and many including two innocent girls are battling for their life, JRL leaders said that though this genocide is going on from last many decades but the way Indian soldiers at the behest of their political masters have expedited this killing spree from last some months and it has turned utterly horrible and unbearable now. Kashmiris cannot tolerate this genocide silently and resistance leadership will do whatever possible to stop this Indian aggression against innocent humans in Kashmir, said JRL. JRL said that actually this massacre and genocide by Indian armed men is consequence of the immunity provided to them by pro-India Kashmiri politicians, assembly, parliament and Panchayat members and their parties who legislate and implement laws like AFSPA to shelter these criminals and crimes and also stage dramas in and outside so-called assembly to deviate attention from these crimes. Leaders said that on one hand are the armed soldiers of India who look at Kashmir as their colony and slaughter humans with impunity and on the other hand are these so-called rulers and assembly members who after every massacre and killing, come out with announcements of so-called probes and condemnations. JRL leaders said that these people who have put ban on even mourning’s should have some shame left with them and should gather some courage to compete with resistance leaders on political ground. JRL said that Indian rulers and their Kashmiri stooges have expedited massacring of Kashmiris in a bid to end Kashmiri resistance against illegal Indian occupation but these naïve people should know that harsh measures and military might never succeeds in defeating people aspiration for freedom and self determination. They said that Kashmiris have been facing Indian brazenness from last many decades and despite oppression this resistance will continue till the achievement of the sacred goal.(KNO)