No shutdown tomorrow: JRL
SRINAGAR, (PTK): Joint Resistance Leadership on Monday said that there will be no shutdown tomorrow.
“There will be no shutdown on Tuesday in Kashmir,” JRL spokesperson said.
Joint Resistance Leadership had also called for a march to Badam Bagh Army cantonment on Monday (December 17) which was foiled by police.
Police foiled the Badami Bagh chalo march by detaining the JKLF chief Yasin Malik in Srinagar.
Reports said that Malik who had gone underground to evade arrest was detained at Budshah bridge after he took out a march towards Badami Bagh army base.
They said that Malik took out a march from Gaw Kadal along with his supporters, including women, and as soon as he reached Budshah bridge police swung into action.
“Police fired tear gas shells to foil the protest,” said a witness, adding that Malik was taken into custody.
Meanwhile Authorities also foiled the protest march of Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and detained him at Nigeen Police Station.
A spokesperson of Mirwaiz said that Mirwaiz, who was under house detention, defied the house detention and tried to march towards Badami Bagh Army Cantonment against the “unabated killings” by Indian forces all over the Kashmir especially in South Kashmir’s Pulwama where “trigger happy” forces have “massacred” 7 youth and injured hundreds by using live bullets and pellets.
Addressing the supporters outside his residence, Mirwaiz said that it has become the routine of Govt forces to vandalise and blow up the houses, beat people in Kashmir in the name of CASO. “It is the frustration of Indian forces as they have just lost war in Kashmir.”
“As Mirwaiz tried to defy his house detention to march towards Badam Bagh Army Cantonment, number of police personnel already deployed outside his Nigeen residence detained him along with his supporters and lodged him Nigeen Police Station.”
Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for a shutdown and march to Badami Bagh army base today to protest the killings of seven civilians over the weekend in Pulwama. (PTK)
