Srinagar
Indian authorities imposed a severe curfew in occupied Kashmir in response to a call for a strike by Hurriyat leaders, which prevented Friday prayers from being offered in several mosques in the valley.
According to details, the occupying administration in Occupied Kashmir today tightened curfew and restrictions to prevent people from marching towards the Martyrs’ Shrine in Srinagar and holding prayers, due to which Friday prayers could not be offered anywhere in the valley.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the call for holding marches and prayer ceremonies was made by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman Hurriyat Forum, to pay homage to prominent freedom fighters Mirwaiz Maulvi Muhammad Farooq, Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone and Martyrs of Houl on the anniversary of their martyrdom. Was
The occupying administration had deployed a large number of Indian military, paramilitary and police personnel in other cities and towns, including Srinagar, to check the movement of people.
Indian forces did not allow journalists to cover the ground situation in the downtown area of Srinagar. The administration also kept Mir Aziz Umar Farooq under house arrest on Friday on the anniversary of his father’s martyrdom. Illegally under house arrest since 2019.
Due to strict restrictions, Friday prayers could not be offered at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar, Hazrat Bill Dargah and other mosques, dargahs and imambargahs in the occupied territories.
Meanwhile, party spokesperson Hurriyat Conference chief Ghulam Muhammad Nago in a statement issued from Srinagar paid tributes to the people and their leaders and mourners who were brutally martyred by Indian agencies and their uniformed agents in 1990 and 2002. He condemned Modi’s fascist Indian government for imposing strict curfews and sanctions to stop him from doing so.
He said that Kashmiris could not be diverted from the path of independence by such tactics. Ghulam Muhammad Nago and other Hurriyat leaders and organizations Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sopore, Farida Bahanji, Jahangir Ghani Butt, Jammu and Kashmir Employees Movement, Tehreek-e-Wahdat. Islamic, Ummah and human rights activist Muhammad Ahsan Onto in his statements and during the meetings said that the services of Mirwaiz Maulvi Muhammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone for Kashmir cause will continue to be a beacon for generations of Kashmiris.
Meanwhile, Indian troops continued their siege and search operations in Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora, Islamabad, Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian, Rajouri, Poonch, Kishtwar, Ramban and Doda districts. Because people are facing severe difficulties.
Meanwhile, the occupying administration of the Occupied Territories has sacked other teachers in Kupwara in support of the ongoing independence movement, bringing to six the number of people fired for alleged involvement in anti-India activities. A deputy superintendent of police is also involved.
