Srinagar: 10 Mar 2018
Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq blamed “unnecessary” deployment of forces everywhere in downtown including historic Jamia Masjid that a “situation of fear is created which later leads to tension and clashes in the area.”
In a statement issued here, the Hurriyat Conference strongly denounced the repressive policies of the ruling regime against the innocent Kashmiris. “On one hand, people are deprived of basic fundamental right to live in presence of lakhs of forces and on the other hand a ‘reign of terror’ is unleashed on the people through harassment and unjustified torture.”
The spokesman while strongly condemning the acts of violence against the common masses said that efforts are afoot to “crush the genuine dissent through military might.”
“Now resistance leaders aren’t allowed to condole the killings of innocent civilians which is irony.”
The spokesman said these repressive measures by the ruling regime can’t muzzle the genuine aspirations of neither resistance leaders nor the people.
The spokesman castigated the government for unleashing “terror” on the people of downtown including shopkeepers by resorting to thrashing residents, shopkeepers and “vandalizing” the goods worth lakhs and termed it highly condemnable.
He said it was because of the unbridled powers given to forces by the ruling regime that people irrespective of their age and gender are targeted. “It is because of the unnecessary deployment of forces everywhere in downtown including historic Jamia Masjid that a situation of fear is created which later leads to tension and clashes in the area.”
