Terming the strict restrictions on Friday throughout the valley as interference in our religious affairs, Hurriyat (G) Spokesman said that occupying forces always deprive the people, of their basic and fundamental rights including those concerned with their religion & faith. Preventing and putting curbs for Friday prayers in most of the major Masques of valley, spokesman termed it as the worst kind of human rights violation. These Mosques are waiting for their Nimaziz for the last 4-5 weeks, but the puppet rulers planted by India have lost their moral and ethical values. He further said that when somebody is even ashamed of being a Muslim, what else we can expect from such people. This unfortunate piece of land has been turned into a large garrison where people can’t express themselves even in tough times. Gagging the voice of oppressed is the instrument always used by occupation forces as they only know the language of force and repression to calm and silence the just voice.
Referring to the massive arrests, atrocities, curbs on late traffic and trade activities in North to South and East to west especially Sopore, Baramulla, Handwara, Kupwara spokesman termed it as tactics to pressurize and harass the people so that they will not support the current movement.Hurriyat (G) spokesperson appealed the people especially the youth to remain steadfast and jointly protest against these police raids and arrests. Commenting on the some Sumo and Auto drivers and traders in uptown area of Srinagar defying the joint resistance programs, spokesman said that in case these people have some problem or face any hardship, they should locally contact the representatives of their Mohalla Committee, but requested them not to be the part of the Indian and its local collaborators game plan to sabotage the ongoing struggle for right to self-determination. He further said whosoever tries to do so will be treated as a traitor and dealt with accordingly. (KNS)