JRL protests against civilian killings

Srinagar: All Parties Hurriyat conference on Tuesday staged a protest in Srinagar against the killing of five civilians in army firing in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. As per directions of APHC chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, scores of leaders and activists staged a protest in Hyderpora area of Srinagar and protested against the killings.
The protesters rued the silence of the UN, international community over the civilian killings in Kashmir.
Resistance leaders and activists including Mohammad Rafiq Owasi, Meraj u Din Rabbani, Davinder Singh Behel, Syed Mohammad Shafi, Mohd Shafi Lone, Kh Firdous Ahmad, Mohammad Yusuf Naqash, Yasmeen Raja, Mohammad Yasin Ataie, Syed Imtiyaz Hyder, Rameez Raja, Aashiq Hussain, Imran Bhat, Zahoor Ahmad Beg and Nisar Ahmad led protest march against recent civilian killing spree by forces in Kashmir.
Police arrested Syed Imtiyaz Hyder and forces in large numbers intercepted and not allow them to move towards Lal Chowk.
The protesters were carrying banners having messages like “Stop civilian killings”, “Stop Genocide, Civilian killings unacceptable”, and they also raised slogans in favour of civilian’s killings especially recent innocent killings, Gowher Ahmad Lone, Shahnawaz Ahmad Wagey, Zahid Ahmad Chopan Suhail Ahmad Wagey, Shahid Ahmad Khan, and Manzoor Ahmad Lone in Shopian.
Participants also raised slogans against unabated killings by Indian trigger-happy forces and blamed puppet regime for their tracheary with people saying that on one hand they are maintaining their criminal silence and on the other laying curbs and strangulating genuine voices. They are hand in glow with assailants, said they and added that the lust of power has turned them blind and beasts.
“What was the sin of innocent civilians and why Kashmiri youth are being killed and why is international community silent on these killings?” questioned Owasi. He said that this killing spree cannot be tolerated silently and Kashmiris will resist this “genocide” with passion and valour. They strongly condemn the killing spree, unleashed by forces in Kashmir.
They have waged war on innocent civilians, leaders said and blamed state administration for shielding and providing cover to assailants, added leadership.