SRINAGAR – Indian authorities have imposed curfew in Tral town of Pulwamadistrict on Saturday on the eve of the second martyrdom anniversary ofpopular youth leader, Burhan Muzaffar Wani, to prevent a march towards hisnative town, tomorrow.
Burhan Wani was killed along with his two associates by the Indian troopsin a fake encounter in Kokernag area of Islamabad district on July 8, 2016.
The Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz UmarFarooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik has called for a march towards Tral townwhere a public meeting will be held to pay tributes to Burhan Wani andother martyrs of the 2016 mass uprising triggered by his extrajudicialkilling. The leadership has also asked people to observe complete shutdownand civil curfew on the day.
Locals told media that curfew was imposed early morning and was announcedon public address systems. They said that the occupation authorities havedeployed Indian troops and police personnel in strength in Tral and itsadjoining areas while all entry and exit points of the town have beensealed.
The occupation authorities have also made heavy deployments of the Indiantroops and police personnel in Srinagar and all other major towns toprevent the Tral march and stop people from holding anti-Indiademonstrations.
The authorities have also placed several Hurriyet leaders including SyedAli Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Muhammad YasinMalik, Zafar Akbar Butt and Bilal Siddiqi under house detention or incustody to stop them from leading the march.
Meanwhile, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, the forum led by MirwaizUmar Farooq, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front and other fro-freedomorganizations have strongly denounced the Indian authorities for imposingcurbs in Srinagar, Tral and other areas and placing the Hurriyet leadersunder detention.