Budgam, Aug 18 (KNS): Amid restrictions, hundreds of people offered congregational Asar prayers on road in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. The prayers were led by senior Hurriyat leader and president Anjuman-e-Shari Shian Aga Syed Hasan Almosvi Alsafvi.
The call for holding prayers was given by Resistance leadership. Soon after the prayers ended, they staged sit-in while chanting pro-freedom slogans.
Police had blocked the road and other link roads leading towards the residence of Aga Syed Hasan and people were barred from participating in pro-freedom protest.
Speaking on the occasion, Aga Syed Hasan condemned the civilian killings and called for an end to the bloodshed. He said an “unprecedented repression” by the government forces will have serious ramifications.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
“There is an urgent need to find a political solution to the Kashmir issue before it is too late,” he said adding government forces should be barred from using excessive force on protestors and refrain from shedding more human blood. He also called for a ban on the use of pellet guns.
“Kashmir is an issue accepted by International community and even by the United Nations. India is suppressing the voice and rights of people of Kashmir through military might. The whole Kashmir nation demands plebiscite which India is denying to them. The international community must step in to help people of Kashmir in the nick of the time,” Aga Hasan said. He condemned the Army raid in Khrew and expressed anguish over the killing of a civilian there. (KNS)