Srinagar, Feb 26 (KNS): Police on Friday foiled the protest march of Hurriyat (G) women’s wing activists who tried to march towards UNO and detained scores of its activists.
According to eye-witnesses, police swung into action as the women protesters tried to march towards UNO against the arrest of SAR Geelani and the “harassment” of Kashmiri students in Delhi.
The Protesters were chanting slogans like’ Riha karo karo, talba, SAR ko riha karo” (Release the students of JNU and SAR Geelani).
The protest led by, Yasmeen Raja and Zamrooda Habib said that the protest was organized to express solidarity with the JNU students, SAR Geelani.
She said that party will continue to raise voices against such kind of “intolerable actions”.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel“We won’t act as mute spectators but will continue to press for our demands,” she said.
Meanwhile, police intercepted the protesters and detained more than a dozen of Hurriyat (G) women’s wing leaders, activists including Yasmeen Raja and Zamrooda Habib.
Pertinently, Hurriyat (G) had called for protests after Friday prayers in Srinagar against the arrest of SAR Geelani and JNU students after a controversy erupted over an event organised at Jawaharlal University to remember Afzal Guru on his 3rd death anniversary. (KNS)