SRINAGAR – In occupied Kashmir, Chairman of All Parties HurriyatConference, Syed Ali Gilani has urged each and every person, governmentofficials, bureaucrats and police personnel to resist the naked Indianbrutality with full determination till complete freedom from Indianoccupation.
In a first official statement on Sunday, since the scrapping of specialstatus of Jammu and Kashmir by India on August 5, Syed Ali Gilani saidthere is no other alternative but to fight.
He said if India brings its entire armed forces into occupied Jammu andKashmir, even then the people of Kashmir will not abandon struggle fortheir rights and liberation.
The APHC chairman said, in spite of India’s all-out efforts, Kashmir issueis being highlighted throughout the world like never before.
He said it was a final golden opportunity for all sections to join thevaliant struggle of Kashmiri people for complete freedom from India’soccupation.
He also urged the Kashmiri people living abroad to participate in theresistance struggle by acting as ambassadors of Kashmiri people all overthe world.
Meanwhile, the authorities continued to impose strict curfew and otherrestrictions across the Kashmir valley on the 21st consecutive day, today.
However, people defied curfew at many places in Srinagar and elsewhere inthe valley and protested against the Indian onslaught on Kashmir’s specialstatus and imposition of Hindu culture.
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The unprecedented blockade has caused acute shortage of essentialcommodities, including food and life-saving medicines.
Over 10,000 Kashmiris including hundreds of political leaders and workershave been detained. The authorities have put almost all Hurriyat leaders,including Syed Ali Gilani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, under house arrest or injails.
Illegally detained Kashmiri journalist, Aasif Sultan was granted the PressFreedom Award by American National Press Club.
He was arrested on 28th of August last year on fake charges and is stillimprisoned in an Indian jail.
Media reports said that a 33-year-old Indian Civil Service officer, KannanGopinathan, has resigned from the government job stating that he wasdisturbed over the lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir.
In his resignation, he said there is denial of fundamental rights to tensof thousands of people in Kashmir for weeks.