JKLF Press Release (from Maqbool Manzil, Srinagar)
Prisoners are the precious treasure of kashmiri’s and
every kashmri’s is at the back of these hero’s…Advocate Bashir Ahmad
Bhat.
JKLF organizes a Protest sit in at Madina chowk as a
show of solidarity with prisoners…. Spree of arrests and continues house
arrest of JKLF Chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik strongly condemned…..
SRINAGAR//Prisoners are the hero’s of kashmiri people and every kashmri’
is at the back of these hero’s. This was stated by the vice chairman
JKLF advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat while addressing the participants of a
protest sit in at Madina Chowk Srinagar today. The candle lit protest
sit in was organized by JKLF in solidarity with prisoners of Jammu
Kashmir languishing in different jails especially the lifers. The
protest that was announced by JKLF earlier’ started from Maqbool Manzil
Srinagar as hundreds marched towards the Madina Chowk. The participants
were chanting slogans in favor of Azadi, prisoners, martyrs and against
judicial torture policy of India. At Madina Chowk the participants led
by JKLF leader advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat and others sat down on the
road and protested against the ill treatment of kashmiri prisoners
especially lifers .Many JKLF leaders including JKLF (h) leader Javed
Ahmad Mir, Muslim conference leader Shabir Ahmad Dar and human rights
worker Mohammad Ahsan unto were present in the sit-in . Many candles
and Torch’s were illuminated on the occasion .Speaking on the occasion
advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat said that today through this protest we are
raising our voice against the oppression and reign of terror unleashed
against the kashmiri’s ,torture policy of India against kashmiri
prisoners, sentencing kashmiri’s prisoners for life and other harsh
sentences . We assure our brothers languishing in jails that every
kashmiri stands by you and we salute your sacrifices and struggle. Bhat
sahib said that Indian government has started a new Oppression "judicial
torture" policy to suppress the ongoing freedom struggle in Jammu
Kashmir .people of Jammu Kashmir reject this new "judicial torture"
policy and express their full support and solidarity Prisoners
sentenced to life including JKLF leader Sheikh Nazir Ahmad(Batamaloo),
Shaukat Ahmad Khan, Dr. Mohammad Qasim faktu, Javed Ahmed Khan, Mohammad
Ayub Mir, Mohammad Ayub Dar, Ghulam Qadir Bhat, Mohammad Shafi Khan,
Raj din Khan, Shabir Ahmad Malik, Mohammad Amin Dar, Noor Mohammad
Tantry, Feroz Ahmad Bhat, Parvez Ahmed Mir, Sheikh Samiullah and Ali
Mohammad Sheikh (brothers), Mohammad Iqbal Jan, Mushtaq Ahmed kaloo,
Mohammad Amin Wani, Mahmoud topi walla , Javed Ahmed Wani, Shabir Ahmad
Najar , Gulzar Ahmad Wani, Mohammad Ishaq Paul, Fayaz Ahmad and Mohammad
Saeed Bhat etc. Bhat sahib said that today we also strongly protest
against the illegal confinement and house arrest of JKLF chairman
Mohammad Yasin Malik who has been confined to one room from last one
month and whose health is fast deteriorating and house arrest of syed
ali geelani and mirwaiz umar farooq. Yasin sahib was today taken to
hospital in police custody where his medical tests were taken. Bhat
sahib strongly condemned the reign of terror and spree of arrests in
valley and said that leaders like Shabir Ahmad Shah, Showkat Ahmad
Bakhshi, Javed Ahmad Bhat (Pulwama),M Ashraf Sehrai and others still
remain in illegal and undemocratic imprisonment. Bhat sahib also
condemned the imprisonment of Akbar Ayaz whose wife is seriously ill and
termed his continued imprisonment as condemnable. Bhat sahib also
condemned the arrest of thousands of young students and youth and
slapping of PSA on Zubair Ahmad and Shakir Ahmad of Shupian. After the
peaceful sit in people in large numbers marched back towards the JKLF
headquarters. The participants of protest rally chanted slogans against
state terrorism and illegal house arrest of chairman JKLF Mohammad Yasin
Malik.
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