Srinagar, Jan 17 (KNS): Paying glowing tributes to martyrs of Gowkadal, Handwara and Kupwara massacres on their 25th, 26th and 22nd anniversaries, the incarcerated Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah said the nation will never forget the martyrs of these heart-wrenching massacres.
"Our hearts are filled with the memories of these martyrs and we are committed to fulfill their mission," Shah said in a statement issued to press and appealed people to organize prayer meetings these days in favor of the martyrs.
Remembering the martyrs of all these massacres, Shah said, "The example of such brutal massacres is hard to find. The then Governor Jagmohan spread bloodshed which according to him was to teach Kashmiris a lesson by conferring unbridled powers to forces."
The DFP Chairman said the blood of these martyrs will not be allowed go waste.
Terming these massacres as "holocaust", Shah said the world rises up against such barbaric actions except if these are carried out in Kashmir.
Praying in favor of all the martyrs, Shah said we remember the victims of each and every massacre including the Bijbehara, Kupwara, Hawal, Mash'aliMohalla, Kanikadal, Sopore, Hazratbal, Chhatergam.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
He also took a dig at Indian media for resorting to biased approach vis-à-vis the massacres and killings in Kashmir. "During its fight with British Empire, India only saw JalianwalaBagh massacre but in Kashmir, there are hundreds of Jalianwala Bagh massacres carried out by its 8 lakh forces."
"There is no doubt that the officer involved in Gowkadal massacre had a spirit of General Dyer (who carried out Jalianwala Bagh) in him. The massacres of Handwara and Kupwara were planned under a well thought out strategy - killed 27 innocent people on 27 January (Kupwara) and 17 on 25 January (Handwara)," he said.
Shah appealed the human rights bodies working under the United Nations including Amnesty International and OIC to utilize their offices in bringing to book the perpetrators of these deadly massacres in Kashmir. (KNS)