KTK stages protest, demands release of political prisoners

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 08-Apr-2016

Kashmir Tehreek  Khawateen (KTK), a constituent of Geelani led Hurriyat Conference Friday staged a protest demanding immediate release of Kashmiri political prisoner languishing in and outside state jails of India.The women activists of separatist groups led by KTK Chairman Zamrooda Habib appeared in Press Enclave Srinagar to protest over the continuous detention of political prisoners.“We are protesting to draw the attention of the international community to solve the Kashmir dispute,” they said.Terming the detention of youth and political leaders including Masarat Aalam, Shabir Ahmed Shah as ‘illegal’, Zamrooda Habib told CNS that hundreds of Kashmiri people have been languishing in state and outside state jails while most of them have completed their jail term. She appealed international community to use their good offices to pave the release of these detained political prisoners.The protesters also denounced the hooliganism of non-local students at NIT Srinagar and urged Kashmiri students to be patient and calm. (CNS)