ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): Chairman of Hurriyet forum, Mirwaiz
Umar Farooq has said that India has waged a war against unarmed
Kashmiri people and is subjecting them to the worst kind of state
terrorism.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who was released after 50 days of house
arrest, addressed a huge congregation of devotees at historical
Aali Masjid in Eidgah area of Srinagar immediately after Maghrib
prayers on Tuesday, Kashmir Media Service reported.
During his address, the Mirwaiz spoke on the present
turbulent situation in occupied Kashmir and said that uncertainty
at all levels was prevailing in the territory, while repression
and suppression was at its peak.
“Be it cities, towns or rural areas, a war has been started
against the population,” he said. Rampant use of teargas shelling,
pellet and bullets firing against the youth has become a routine
in Kashmir, he added.
“Our political, religious and social rights have been curbed
by Indian forces and I personally was not allowed to offer Friday
prayers for the last eight consecutive Fridays,” he pointed out.
Strongly condemning this anti-Kashmir and anti-Muslim
approach of New Delhi and its stooges, the Mirwaiz termed it as
completely dictatorial and autocratic. He said, blanket ban has
been imposed on public rallies, seminars and political gatherings
and questioned how these rulers are still talking of democratic
values.
He denounced the use of brute force on students by Indian
forces and appealed to the international community to take strong
notice of the uncertain political situation and grotesque human
rights violations by Indian police and troops in occupied Kashmir.
Meanwhile, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expressed his heartfelt
condolences on the demise of the mother of noted Islamic scholar
and late President of Jamiat Ahle Hadees, Maulana Showkat Ahmad
Shah.