SRINAGAR – In Occupied Kashmir, complete shutdown was observed in Pulwama and Shopian districts of south Kashmir on Sunday against the killing of three youth by Indian troops.
According to Kashmir Media Service, all shops and business establishments remained closed while traffic was off the roads.
Normal life was paralyzed in Uri, Lagama and Boniyar areas of Baramulla district due to strike against the incidents of braid chopping.
Meanwhile, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani, in a statement in Srinagar said that instead of ensuring safety, the authorities had conceived their devilish tricks like operation Catch and Kill, Operation Ghost and now braid chopping to break the Kashmiris’ resolve for freedom.He hoped that the people would defeat all these nefarious designs with unity and discipline.
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference while commenting on a recent statement of Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that India should realize that fact that it had been illegally occupying Jammu and Kashmir.
The APHC said that Rajnath’s statement is an acknowledgment that Jammu and Kashmir is not part of India.