To sabotage JKLF public meeting at Bandipora, police resorted to worst kind of oppressive measures and from last night a full-fledged crackdown against JKLF is going on. To stop JKLF from holding Bandipora Jalsa police last night raided the residence of JKLF chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik and arrested him. Police also raided JKLF activists in Bandipora and around in a pursuit to arrest them and disrupt the public meeting.Despite heavy restrictions and arrests, JKLF continued with its program and two separate delegations of JKLF led by vice chairman advocate Bashir Ahmad Butt and zonal president Noor Muhammad Kalwal started their journey towards Bandipora.Delegation led by advocate Butt was intercepted by police at Safapora and Bashir sahib along with Muhammad Yasin Butt, Muhammad Sideeq Shah, Bashir Ahmad Kashmiri, Imtiyaz Ahmad, Shakir Ahmad, Bashrat Ahmad were arrested and lodged at police station Sumbal.
Meanwhile delegation led by Noor Mohammad Kalwal after dogging police and forces managed to reach Bandipora where they held a public meeting and rally.After the public meeting as they were travelling back to Srinagar, police and forces stopped them at Papachan and arrested Noor Muhammad Kalwal , sheikh Abdul Rashid, professor Javed, Ghulam Muhammad Dar, Nor Muhammad Katjoo, Mushtaq Ahmad Gabroo and Suhail Ahmad prior to these arrests ,JKLF leaders Noor Muhammad Kalwal and sheikh Abdul Rashid addressed people at Bandipora main Chowk.In their address, JKLF leaders strongly condemned the restrictions and blanket ban on peaceful political activities and said that India and its stooges have choked every space foe peaceful political activities and by doing so they are promoting violence. He said that young boys are being arrested, tortured and pushed to the wall which is highly condemnable. He said that today’s arrest and restrictions clearly show the level of frustration of so called rulers who are not able to fight Mohammad Yasin Malik and the resistance camp politically and instead are using police force to harass and restrict them.
Speakers said that after the installation Of PDP government in Jammu Kashmir, these restrictions and acts like blanket ban on political activities have increased.Speakers said that rulers who used to hoodwink public opinion by their sugar coated slogans like battle of ideas and no bullet but talks stand fully exposed now. It is worth to mention that despite arrests and restrictions, JKLF managed to hold public meeting at Bandipora and thousands of people participated with enthusiasm.People on the occasion also held a rally in which slogans in favor of freedom and martyrs were raised. People also staged protest against the arrest of Mohammad Yasin Malik and others. (KNS)