Strongly condemning the use of excessive force by the Indian army and the police against the people in Kupwara, vandalizing of houses, breaking of window panes, ruthless beating of people, arrest of youths and mortar shelling on the houses and the courtyard of Masjid, Chairman Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Geelani termed it as the worst kind of state terrorism.
He said that the people of the area were peacefully protesting the martyrdom of Mujahideens but the police and the CRPF in frustration used brutal force against the people and injured many of them. While expressing his dismay over fresh arrest spree in Sopore, Islamabad and other parts of Valley by the police, Syed Ali Geelani said that it is the extreme of lawlessness and it should stop forthwith.
Syed Ali Geelani said that the Kashmiri people have very deep attachments with the Mujahideens (armed freedom fighters) and they know that these bravehearts are sacrificing their present for the future of their nation and that is way when any Mujahid is martyred these people come out on roads to protest but the police and army feel scared by this resolve of the people and in frustration they lose their senses and use excessive and brutal force against the unarmed people. Syed Ali Geelani said that India and its armed forces should remember that Kashmiris will never surrender before the military might of India and they will continue their struggle till they achieve their freedom. Syed Ali Geelani also condemned the arrest of Mehboob Hamid who is the son of deputy superintendent office Abdul Hameed Magray by the Kupwara police and demanded his immediate release. Syed Ali Geelani said that the police in Kupwara don’t allow any pro-movement activity in the district and often use brutal force against the pro-freedom people of the area. (KNS)