Srinagar/Jan,21: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Molvi Umar Farooq on Monday said the Gawakadal massacre on January 21,1990 was ‘another painful reminder of the huge human cost we pay living under forcible control.” He in a tweet paid tributes to people killed in Gawkadal and denounced the arrest of JKLF Chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik Monday morning.
Taking to micro bloging social networking site twitter, Mirwaiz wrote “Today is the 29th anniversary of the brutal #GawkadalMassacre another painful reminder of the huge human cost we pay living under forcible control! Civilians protesting molestation of women by forces during a nocturnal raid encircled on the Gaw Kadal bridge, pumped bullets with impunity, killing over 53 people on spot and injuring more than 250 ! Strongly denounce arrest of Yasin sb, Hilal war and other activists for protesting this massacre” .
A complete shutdown on the anniversary of Gawakal massacre called by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Monday hit normal life in city center Lal Chowk and adjoining areas in uptown Srinagar.
On January 21, 1990, at least 51 civilians were killed after CRPF troopers opened fire on a procession at Gaw Kadal in Srinagar, where people had gathered to protest the reported molestation of women by the forces’ personnel during a night raid in Chotta Bazar.
