Continues boycott campaign in North Kashmir
Srinagar: Police has arrested JKLF district president Kupwara Rafiq Ahmad War from Devas Pora Handwara when he was peacefully campaigning for election boycott in the area.
According to a statement issued to KNS, JKLF has strongly condemned his arrests and termed it as mere frustration of police and authorities. It is worth to mention that besides hundreds of activists and well-wishers JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik senior leaders advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Showkat Ahmad Bakhshi, Bashir Ahmad Kashmiri,Imtiyaz Ahmad Bitta, Ashraf bin Salam, sheikh Abdul Gaffar ,Nazir Ahmad kralpora,Arshid Ahmad Bhat, Ghulam Rasool Hazari, Bashir Ahmad Boya, Gayas ud Din, Mansoor Ahmad Tulmola , Mohammad Azeem Zargar, Fayaz Ahmad, Imtiyaz Ahmad ,Mohammad Aadil ,Ishfaq Hussain, Mohammad Ahsan from Kokerbazar , Inayat Ahmad Bhat, Shabir Ahmad Sofi, Aijaz Ahmad Baqal, Nadeem Ahmad Banday , Waseem Ahmad Dar, Mohammad Shafi , Molvi Mohammad Ramzan, student Hafiz Ullah, Aijaz Ahmad Wani, Tahir Ahmad Mir ,Mohammad Irfan , Mohammad Burham, Mohammad Yasin khan have been arrested and are languishing in different police stations and jails. Many of the detained were tortured by STF and police and are still under treatment in custody. Despite this Crackdown Jammu Kashmir liberation front (JKLF) is continuing its election boycott campaign in north Kashmir. JKLF leader Farooq Ahmad Dar along with Abdul Majeed etc visited Budan Rafiaabad, Marazgund Rafiaabad, Drusoo Rafiaabd and Kachla Qaziabad Kupwara while as JKLF activists went door to door in Tujjar Shareef, Lati Shaat, Harwan, Gund Brath and Brath Kalan and continued the campaign. Leaders stressed on the people to follow the example of south Kashmir and central Kashmir and reject with full force the election drama of India in Kashmir. Leaders while terming the Indian elections as detrimental to the sacred cause of freedom appealed the people of north Kashmir to keep vigil and boycott this fraud on 7th may 2014. Boycott related pamphlets and other material was also distributed among people on the occasions. (KNS)