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JRL calls for Shopian March on Friday to protest against civilian killings

Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) have called for Shopian Chalo (march) on Friday.

The announcement was made by Mohammad Yasin Malik, while leading a JRL protest at Jamia Masjid Nowhatta. The other two leaders, Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq were put under house arrest by the authorities.

JRL announced that on February 2, 2018, people of Kashmir along with the resistance leadership should march towards Shopian to express their solidarity and sympathy with the families of slain youth. They also added that the Friday congregational prayers  will be jointly offered at the Jamia Masjid Shopian.

In his telephonic address to the people, Geelani while condemning the Shopian murders, said that New Delhi is using its military might to crush the genuine struggle of Kashmiris but people are committed towards their goal and wont drag their feet away from the sacred movement.

Mirwaiz, who also addressed the people via telephone,  said that on one hand, Kashmir has been converted into a police state and military might is on full display, resistance leadership is not even allowed to raise their voice peacefully against the massacres of Kashmiri youth and on the other hand, a tight grip of fear has engulfed Kashmir amid huge presence of forces everywhere.

In his address, Malik while condemning the ‘worst form of state terrorism’, said there is no denying to the fact that entire Kashmir has been converted into a killing field by the forces while as each passing day fear of getting killed looms large over every Kashmiri citizen.

He said that in biting cold, people irrespective of their age are being asked to come out of their houses and made to stand outside for hours together during cordon operations.  He also said that the property worth lakhs is being vandalised by the forces in the name of search operations.

Malik said that whether the pro-India people remain in power or outside the power, they have acted like mute spectators whenever innocent Kashmiris were butchered by the “brave Indian forces”.

He said there is no doubt in the fact that forces have been given a free hand and a license under AFSPA to kill Kashmiris whenever and wherever they wish to. Malik said that JRL will remain united and continue its efforts till the present movement is taken to its logical conclusion and that history is witness that no genuine movement is crushed by using military might.

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