Srinagar, Feb 09 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik while paying tributes to Muhammad Afzal Guroo on his fourth anniversary on Thursday said that gallows, life imprisonments, curfews, arrests, intimidations and threats will never succeed in breaking the will of Kashmiris and their urge for freedom.
Terming the martyrdom of Guru on gallows as ‘glaring example of Indian judicial bias against Kashmiris’, JKLF chairman said, “Afzal was hanged by Indian judicial system to satisfy the collective consciousness of Indians which itself speaks volumes about the sham judgment. Likewise great Kashmiri ideologue martyr Muhammad Maqbool Butt also was hanged without being given a fair trial by Indian state.”
JKLF chairman said that Indian state not only illegally hanged Maqbool and Afzal in Tihar jail but also denied them a proper burial by burying then inside the jail premises.
“The height of shamelessness of this biggest democracy is that it even disallowed these martyrs one last chance of meeting their loved ones,” Malik added.
He said that hangings, arrests, life imprisonments, harassments, police and army intimidations and other oppressive measures cannot suppress the voices of Kashmiris for long and the day is not far when dawn of freedom will rise on the horizons of Jammu Kashmir.
“Kashmiris will continue their struggle till the desired goal is not achieved and India does not return the mortal remains of Shaheed Muhammad Maqbool Bhat and Shaheed Muhammad Afzal Guroo,” asserted Malik.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Calling Guru as ‘a brave son of soil’ who became a victim of Indian enmity towards Kashmiris and was illegally sent to gallows, JKLF chairman said, “Shaheed Afzal followed father of Kashmiri Nation Muhammad Maqbool Bhat and kissed gallows without budging before the tyrants. Nation of Kashmir is indebted to him for his resolve and determination.”
He said, “The sacrifices of Guru, the oppressive measures, and persecution he and his family faced at the hands of India is part of our resistance history. Same tyranny and repression was faced by Maqbool Bhat and his family 33 years ago.”
Malik said that Indian rulers who have done this injustice to Kashmiris will have to answer for their crimes according to the law of retribution.
JKLF chairman said, “People of Jammu Kashmir will not forget the sacrifices of these martyrs neither will we ever forget the tyrant and oppressive measures of India. We will keep resisting the illegal occupation and oppression till the desired goal is achieved.”
Thanking people for observing a complete shutdown on 9th February, the martyrdom day of Guru, JKLF chairman who will lead a protest rally announced by united Resistance leadership at Lal Chowk tomorrow on 10th February 2017 said that an appeal will be made to UN and international community to press upon India to return the mortal remains of Bhat and Guru back to the people of Kashmir.
Malik also appealed people to observe a complete shutdown on Saturday 11thFebruary 2017. (KNS)