Geelani denounced curfew and restrictions in OSJK
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Written by KMS
Tuesday, 12 October 2010 18:40
Srinagar, October 12, 2010: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, in a statement issued in Srinagar strongly denouncing the imposition of curfew, said that such tactics could not suppress Kashmiris resolve to continue their struggle for right of self-determination.
The authorities imposed strict curfew in all major cities and towns to prevent people from conducting a march towards Hyderpora in Srinagar, today.
Call for the march had been given by Hurriyat leader, Masarrat Aalam Butt to protest against the restrictions imposed by Indian authorities on APHC Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, who has been under house arrest for nearly a month.
Hundreds of Indian forces personals were deployed in every nook and corner of Srinagar and other towns to prevent people from coming out of their homes while all the roads leading to Hyderpora were sealed.
It is pertinent to mention that Syed Ali Geelani is under house arrest since Eid-ul-Fitr.
Masarrat Aalam Butt, the General Secretary of APHC has said that the ongoing "Quite Kashmir Movement" will continue till Kashmiris get their inalienable right of self-determination. Masarrat Aalam Butt in a statement issued in Srinagar strongly denounced the arrest of four persons in Shopian and invoking of the black law, Public Safety Act, against them. He also castigated the occupation authorities for enforcing continued curfew in Palhalan area of Pattan saying that such tactics could not deter the Kashmiris to continue their just struggle.
Masarrat Aalam Butt said that Pakistan is in the hearts of the Kashmiris, he hoped that the country would continue to render diplomatic and moral support to the Kashmir cause.
APHC leader Ghulam Ahmed Mir, addressing party workers at Thanamandi, said that India was committing heinous crimes against humanity in Occupied State of Jammu & Kashmir (OSJK).
The High Court Bar Association of OSJK in a meeting in Srinagar, with Vice President, Aijaz Bedar in chair, decided to continue the boycott of courts proceedings till the release of its President, Mian Abdul Qayoom, General Secretary, Ghulam Nabi Shaheen and the Bar member, Muhammad Shafi Reshi. In the meeting, the lawyers decided to hold demonstrations in all district courts on Thursday.
People took to the streets in Nasu area of Bandipore to protest against the thrashing of two youth by Indian forces. The Srinagar-based cable news operators staged a protest demonstration at Lal Chowk against the continued ban imposed by the authorities on the transmission of news and current affairs programmes.
An officer of Indian Central Reserve Police Force committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at Camp Hall in Pulwama. This raised the number of such deaths amongst Indian troops and police personnel to 196 since January 2007.
The Jammu & Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL), a constituent of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, has said that Jammu and Kashmir is the UN-mandated disputed territory whose political future is yet to be ascertained.
APHC leader and the Acting Chairman of JKPL, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza in a statement said that Indias intransigent stance on Kashmir was main hurdle in settling the dispute. He maintained that former Indian Prime Minister, Jawahar Lal Nehrus words were still echoing when he said, We had given our pledge to the people of Kashmir and subsequently to the United Nations; we stood by it and we stand by it today. Let the people of Kashmir decide.
Mukhtar Waza appealed to the international community to impress upon New Delhi to resolve the dispute over Kashmir in accordance with the Kashmiris aspirations.
The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM), a constituent of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, has said that India is committing heinous crimes against humanity in OSJK.
Addressing party workers at Thanamandi, APHC leader and the JKPM Chairman, Ghulam Ahmed Mir, said that Indian troops had declared a war against innocent and unarmed people of the occupied territory which, if not stopped, could lead to a major humanitarian crisis.
The JKPM Chairman said that hospitals in Kashmir were running out of surgical stuff and lifesaving medicines. He said that by keeping the whole Occupied State of Jammu & Kashmir under curfew, India had virtually declared an economic blockade against the people who were unable to obtain the basic necessities of life.
Ghulam Ahmed Mir called upon the international community to come forward and save the innocent Kashmiris from the brutal aggression of New Delhi. He said that the UN Security Council, which is guardian of the rights of the people, must break its silence and play its role for the immediate resolution of the lingering dispute, which had posed a threat to the peace and development of South Asia.
The APHC leader urged the United Nations to hold an emergency session of the Security Council to discuss fast deteriorating situation in the occupied territory.
A Budgam court has sent illegally detained APHC leader and the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir National Front, Nayeem Ahmad Khan on 10-day judicial remand. Nayeem Khan was arrested on June 28 near Pattan when he was on way to Sopore to express solidarity with the families of four youth martyred by Indian troops in the town. He was lodged in Baramulla sub-jail.
On September 29, a court granted bail to the APHC leader, however, he was shifted by the police to Joint Interrogation Centre at Humhama. Subsequently, on October 6, he was presented by police before court, which granted him remand till October 11 (Monday). He was again produced before the court on Monday and was sent on judicial remand for 10 more days and was later lodged in Central Jail Srinagar.
On the other hand, Hurriyat leader, Muhammad Ashraf Laya was released on Monday after his detention order under the black law, Public Safety Act, was revoked. He has been booked under the PSA 12 times in past 30 years.
Talking to mediamen after his release, Muhammad Ashraf Laya, said that he would continue to fight for liberation of Kashmir from Indian occupation till last breath. We wouldnt be cowed down by arrests and harassment, he added.
Geelani denounced curfew and restrictions in OSJK