JAMMU & KASHMIR September 24, 1931: When Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah called for Jihad One of them was Abdul Gaffar from Nawa Kadal. In an interview with Greater Kashmir in 2006, two months before his death, he narrated the story as under. Published 497 weeks ago on September 24, 2016 By KashmirNewsObserver Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah gave a new turn to the freedom movement in September 1931. He called for Jihad, much to the annoyance of the Maharaja. Mirwaiz’s call evoked massive response. Thousands of people came out with shovels, axes, sticks and assembled at Khanyar near Dastgeer Sahib’s shrine on September 24. Some people were also armed with guns. However, no untoward incident took place. One of them was Abdul Gaffar from Nawa Kadal. In an interview with Greater Kashmir in 2006, two months before his death, he narrated the story as under. (GK) Up Next INTERACTION OF CDR, WATLAB GRN WITH LOCALS OF VILL ASHTANGO, PARIBAL & ALOOSA Don't Miss Eyes moist, hearts numb as Baramulla youth laid to rest