Srinagar: In wake of the protest march called by the Joint Resistance Leadership against killing of seven civilians in Kulgam on Sunday, authorities have decided to close all roads leading to the south Kashmir district on Wednesday.
Official sources said that while strict restrictions will be imposed in ‘sensitive areas’ in south Kashmir. Also paramilitary forces and police deployments will be made in down town Srinagar and Maisuma area in uptown. ‘In case need arises, restrictions will be imposed in these areas in Srinagar also,” a senior officer said.
Regarding closing of educational institutions and examinations scheduled tomorrow, the officer said it was for civil authorities to take call on them. He said an advisory has been give to the district magistrates in this regard.
The JRL comprising both factions o Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq besides JKLF led by Mohammad Yasin Mallik has urged people, especially those living in south Kashmir districts, to march towards village Laroo in Kulgam district to express sympathy and the solidarity with the families who lost their loved ones in the “Kulgam massacre by Indian forces.”
“The march to Kulgam is to convey to the people of Laroo that people of entire Kashmir are with them and share their grief and pain and that they are not alone against the ultimate repression unleashed to crush the peoples’ demand for the right to self determination,” they said in a statement issued here
They said that on October 26 (Friday), Imams of all shrines, masjids and Imam baras across Kashmir will raise their voice against the killing of innocent people in Kulgam and also stage peaceful protests after Friday prayers against the bloodshed in Kulgam. The JRL also urged Imans to lead special prayers for all martyrs of Kashmir, especially those martyred recently at Kulgam.
On October 27 , the JRL said that “black day of Kashmir history will be observed by all as Occupation Day as it was on this day in 1947, that Indian troops landed in Kashmir to occupy us and our land and since then lakhs of forces continue to occupy us and our land illegally.”
“ A complete protest strike will be observed on that day. JRL appeals to Kashmir diaspora on both sides of ceasefire line to observe the day in solidarity with their Kashmiri brethren and in whatever country they are educate the people through posters banners placards about the Kashmir dispute and grave human rights abuses here,” they said in a joint statement issued here.
