Yasin Malik and many others released but many still remain in Custody
History bears a witness to the fact that no freedom movement has ever been defeated by force: Yasin Malik
Srinagar: Chairman Jammu Kashmir liberation front (JKLF) Mohammad Yasin Malik who was arrested on 17th April 2014 has been released along with several others including advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Imtiyaz Ahmad Bitta, Ashraf bin Salam, Bashir Ahmad Kashmiri and Mohammad Azam Zargar while as JKLF leader Mir Siraj ud din Davood along with Mohammad Jamal, Abdul Rehman Pahalwan, Mohammad Akbar Wani ,Mohammad Sultan and hundreds of innocent youth are still in police custody.
In his press statement issued after release Yasin Malik thanked the people of Kashmir for their exemplary election boycott and show of unity and resistance and said that this gallantry show has once again proved the fact that Kashmiris love their freedom struggle and will never shun the path of struggle and resistance.
Yasin Malik said that despite brutal use of force by Indian forces, people of Kashmir stood firm for the cause and through their resilience exhibited their passion and zeal for freedom. Yasin said that democracy means respecting people’s voices and choice but here people’s voices and dissent is met with brutal force and oppressive measures and that too in the name of so called democracy. Arresting thousands of innocent youth majority of who are students, putting them in jails and interrogation centers and subjecting them to violence and inhuman behavior are glaring examples of this anti democratic attitude of rulers. Yasin said that rulers and their forces must bear in mind that this torture and unilateral violence against innocent youth and political workers is like pushing Kashmiris to the wall and it has in past not and will never in future also bear any fruits. Yasin said that, will of the people cannot be suppressed by brutal use of force and history bears a witness to the fact that no freedom movement has ever been defeated by force and acts of tyranny. Yasin sahib also condemned the atrocities being committed by army in Brath Zaingeer Sopore and termed it as mere frustration of the rulers.
Yasin Malik while condemning the atrocities being committed against JKLF leader Mir Siraj ud din Davood and others who are languishing in Pattan police station said that police behavior with these political activists is inhuman and uncivilized.
Meanwhile JKLF has expressed its heartfelt grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Abdul Salam of Watergam Rafiaabad and Abdul Kabir Sumjhi of Doaabgah Sopore. Deceased Abdul Salam was the cousin brother of JKLF zonal assistant general secretary Farooq Ahmad Dar while as deceased Abdul Kabir was a well wisher of JKLF. A delegation comprising of JKLF functionaries Farooq Ahmad Dar, Abdul Rashid Magloo and Molvi Reyaz visited the houses of both deceased and expressed condolences to their bereaved families. JKLF leader’s prayed for the departed souls and their bereaved families.