Srinagar April 06 (KNO) : Amid severe curbs in whole valley, authorities barred Syed Ali Geelani from offering Friday prayers in Masjid Hamza in LalChowk. Hurriyat chairman was stopped after he defied house arrest restrictions and did not allow him to venture out of his Hyderpora house to march towards Masjid Hamza.
Large contingents of police and CRPF were deployed on main roads leading to residence of Syed Ali Geelani and no one is allowed to move out of Hurriyat office, said Spokesman. Hurriyat on April 04 had announced that Syed Ali Geelani will offer Friday congregational prayers and added that resistance leadership had planned to stage a peaceful protest against civilian killings in Shopian.
Hurriyat said soon as Geelani moved towards LalChowk Srinagar to offer Friday prayers, he was prevented by a heavy contingent of police from doing so. Lashing at authorities Hurriyat said that police chief in his statement had stated that Geelani is now, “Azad’’ but the continuous curbs on his movement proved that they are relying on false propaganda and their tall claims stand deflated. Sealing all roads with concertina wires and barricades leading Hyderpora residence and curbs Geelani defied house arrest, however authorities also barred Geelani from venturing out of his Hyderpora house to march towards Masjid Hamza.
Syed Ali Geelani in his address, said by placing curbs and detaining resistance leaders, the government was denying them to stage peaceful protests. It tantamount to interreference in religious matters and appealing international community to raise their voice against massacre of civilians in nook and corner of state. More than twenty were brutally killed and hundreds maimed in pellet firing, said Geelani, saying “how long Kashmir people, youth should especially be made direct target by force personnel,” he questioned, saying world community should take serious cognisance of unending killings in state. Syed Ali Geelani said Kashmiris will continue with their struggle till freedom is achieved.
He said the sacrifices of youth won’t go waste and nobody will be allowed to play with their sacrifices, saying we will never surrender or succumb to pressure but will pursue our cherished mission till it is taken to its logical conclusion. The Hurriyat leader appealed to international community to take cognisance of the “brutal” killings and come forward to resolve the Kashmir dispute. Since past 70 years people while braving brute forces are laying their precious lives and despite its eight lakh forces and extreme military might, India and its stooges couldn’t dampen our passion for freedom, he said.
“We, with a sincere heart, want to convey that we are yearning for peace and seek peaceful resolution to the long- pending Kashmir issue.” “India needs to fulfil its promise of giving Kashmiris their right to self-determination to choose their future,” he said. “We want to remind Indian authorities,” Geelani said that “we are not demanding any part of India be separated but made it clear Jammu & Kashmir is a disputed territory which needs a resolution in accordance with resolutions presented by India itself before UN on January 1948”.(KNO)