Chairman of Hurriyat (G), Syed Ali Geelani Sunday called for complete shutdown to be observed across Kashmir on Monday against the Udhampur incident.Geelani, who spoke to KNS immediately after returning from New Delhi condemned the Udhampur incident and appealed people to observe complete shutdown against the incident.Pertinently, three persons, including a policeman, received burn injuries when a Kashmir-bound truck was attacked with a petrol bomb and set ablaze in Udhampur on Friday evening following which six persons have been arrested.Terming, Udhampur incident as sheer “hooliganism”, Geealni said that some communal forces were trying to create regional divide which he said must be strongly protested.“These communal forces have two motives behind such incident, one is that they want to create economic blockade for the Kashmir people and second is that they want to show the freedom- struggle of Kashmiris is as a communal issue,” he said.He said that some miscreants who had already threatened of economic blockade against Kashmir were taking advantage of helplessness of Kashmiri people as Highway was only sources of connectivity for this region.Geelani said that the situation would take an ugly turn if any of the injured dies.However, he also appealed people to foil the attempts of the communal forces trying to divide people of the state on religious lines.
Meanwhile, Kashmir traders KTMF have also called for Kashmir Bandh on Monday to protest against the burning of Kashmir- bound truck in Udhampur.Meanwhile in a statement to KNS, Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani has appealed for complete and statewide shutdown on 12 October Monday against the murderous assault on Kashmiri truckers in Udhampur district of Jammu region by the communal forces of India.
Syed Ali Geelani said that the Udhampur terrorist attack by the RSS backed goons is an eye opener incident for the pro-Indian people of the state and it is also a wakeup call for all the peace loving people of Jammu & Kashmir to stand up and act against the communal mentality of the government backed terrorists.Syed Ali Geelani said that Udhampur attack in which two Kashmiri truckers were set on fire by the communal elements of India is an attempt to damage the economic condition of the Kashmir on the pattern of 2008 economic blockade. Hurriyat (G) chairman appealed people to observe a complete shutdown tomorrow. (KNS)