Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Wednesday said that unwavering faith in Allah Almighty, strong unity and unrelenting resistance are the tools needed to overcome the forces of oppression and tyranny and these tools will surely take us to our desired goal of free Kashmir.In a statement issued to KNS, JKLF chairman said that struggle for freedom asks for sacrifices and this journey is always a long tedious journey but the nations which decide to fight the forces of darkness and oppression tread this thorny path and finally reach to their desired goal.Malik said that from last 34 days, Kashmir is burning, our 60 innocents have fallen to the bullets of trigger happy Indians, more than 6000 men, women and children are injured among whom hundreds have lost their eyesight and other vital organs. “Our houses, vehicles, business establishments are being vandalized by Indian forces, pellets and pepper-gas are being used at will and even women and children are not being spared,” he said.He said that medical, paramedical staff and ambulances have become primary target of forces.
Malik said that police and forces at the behest of “so-called rulers” have speeded up callous and undemocratic means like night curfews, nocturnal raids, spree of arrests and other oppressive measures to overpower peoples will and instead of putting an end to the atrocities against people and listening to their just voice, Indian leaders and their Kashmiri stooges seem stagnant with their state of denial policy.Appealing Kashmiris to stand united and follow the protest programs given by the united resistance leadership, Malik said that at a time when oppressors are trying hard to break our unity and resolve we need to shun our petty differences, stand firmly united and resist tyrants with oneness and passion.He said that Kashmir and Kashmiris are passing through hard times but our history bears a witness to the fact that we as a nation have always endured hardships with unity and zeal. “Our passion for brotherhood, philanthropy and social works has always been at high during hard times and everything done in this regard by our youth and elders during past 34 days bear a witness to this fact,” he said.
Malik said that along with the unity on political front, poor nation of Kashmir also needs oneness on social, economic and religious fronts also.
Stressing upon the need of forging social unity at the level of Mohallas, localities and Masajid, Malik said that elders and Ulema related to different Masajid and localities, with the help of others, need to rise above the considerations of creed and colour and try to reach out to poor, downtrodden and affected people and help them in these hard days. “This will ensure that help reaches to every needy person and family and this also will eradicate chances of deceitful person trying to betray people in the name of social work,” added Malik. Meanwhile, JKLF chairman paid rich tributes to famous resistance leader martyr Sheikh Abdul Aziz sahib on his martyrdom day.
While recalling his sacrifices and struggle, JKLF chairman said that Sheikh Sahib was a humble soul and dedicated resistance lover who always stood in the front row and sacrificed his life for the just cause.While terming the sad demise of veteran religious scholar Alama Muhammad Ashraf Andrabi as a great loss to Kashmiri nation, JKLF chairman said that Moulana was a great scholar, humble religious leader and brave soul whose demise has created void that cannot be fulfilled easily.Meanwhile, besides JKLF chairman who is in Srinagar central jail from 8th July 2016, JKLF vice chairman Showkat Ahmad Bakhshi, Zonal president Noor Muhammad Kalwal and block president Kakapora Shabir Ahmad Ganaie remain incarcerated in different Jails and police stations. JKLF leader Noor Muhammad Kalwal who is languishing in police station Rajbagh is being barred from even meeting his kith and kin at the said police station.JKLF chairman while terming this as police highhandedness has said that banning an arrested person from meeting his family is illegal and shows the level of frustration PDP rulers and their authorities are suffering from. (KNS)