Anti-polls strike, demos in occupied Kashmir

In occupied Kashmir, the fifth and the last phase of Indian parliamentary elections, today, was marked with complete protest strike and anti-polls demonstrations. A large number of people took to the streets with anti-election slogans at Bomai in Sopore and in Baramulla while Indian police personnel subjected the protestors in Wetrigam and Bandipore to brute force arresting several of them.
Thousands of policemen and paramilitary troopers wearing bulletproof jackets and carrying assault rifles marched the deserted streets of Srinagar and other towns of the valley. The troops had erected the barricades and laid concertina wires to foil anti-election protests.
A very low turnout was recorded in Sopore, Bomai, Baramulla, Pattan, Palhalan, Magaam, Wetrigam and Bandipore. Indian troops forcibly herded people towards the polling booths at Lalpora and Tikkipora in Lolab, Saihepora in Handwara and Brat in Sopore. The APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in a statement in Srinagar, said that farcical polls were meaningless and irrelevant in the presence of seven hundred thousand occupation troops and after placing Hurriyet leaders in detention and house arrest. Besides the APHC Chairman, several other pro-freedom leaders continue to remain under stringent house arrest.
(some inputs of KMS)

Elections in Kashmir; a futile practice :Mirwaiz

Chairman All Parties Hurriyat conference , Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Umer Farooq urged people of Baramullah, Kupwara and Bandipora to remain aloof from sham parliamentary elections, to express allegiance with the on going freedom movement .
“Naïve Kashmiris must not get entrapped into the hollow slogans of Pro-Indian politicians , who have launched a deceitful campaign with the intention to kill the resolute of common people –Kashmiris have given immense sacrifices for the just cause – to respect the sacrifices of our martyrs peoples of North Kashmir are advised to stay away from facade elections in the last phase of parliamentary polls .” Despite all odds on going freedom struggle shall be taken to logical conclusion, Mirwaiz said.
Meanwhile in occupied Kashmir, complete strike is being observed, today, against the holding of the fifth phase of Indian parliamentary elections to be conducted tomorrow in Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora districts.
All business establishments, educational institutions, government and semi-government offices, banks and courts are closed while traffic is off the road.
On the other hand, the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Gilani, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi, Yaseen Malik Nayeem Ahmed Khan and other Hurriyet leaders are continuing to remain under house arrest. »

Kashmiris are the real masters of Kashmir: APHC

As per instructions of Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference a meeting was convened at Srinagar headquarters chaired by Gh. Nabi Zaki , which was attended by Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, Khalil Mohammad Khalil, Gh. Mohd Nagoo, Jahangir Gani Bhat, Abdul Majeed Wani, Abdul Rashid Untoo, Javid Ahmad Mir, Yousuf Naqash, Gh. Hassan Majroo, Abdul Manan Bukhari, Abdul Khaliq Budgami, Mohammad Maqbool Sofi , Yasmeen Raja and others. After a threadbare discussion, it was unanimously decided to urge people of north Kashmir to remain aloof from sham parliamentary elections and remain cautious from these elements, who in the name of Kashmir solution are trying to enthrall or beguile common people in a wrong way , but history is wetness to the fact that Kashmiris have always shown their agility and have applied proper brains. Spokesman APHC said, “Kashmiris are the real masters of Kashmir , whose choice is left to decide their destiny,” adding, “APHC believes in basic constitutional genesis and is the only quorum to safeguard the sentiments of common stock of people of Jammu Kashmir.”
Hurriyat is determined to take the mission of martyrs to the logical conclusion,” spokesperson added , more than 92,000 Kashmiris have given their precious lives for the just cause.
Meanwhile a delegation led by Mohammad Yousuf Naqash along with Yasmeen Raja and Abdul Khaliq Budgami aliq t to Nas ,Wusan , Narkundal Sahdipora along with Yasmeen Raja went to Sonawar for stay-away budge d have a went to Naidkhai, Palhalan , Sumbal ,Wusan , Narkundal Sahdipora for election stay-away budge . In the meantime APHC denounces the continued house arrest of Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Umer Farooq, Nayeem Khan, Saleem Geelani and Zaffar Akber Bhat .

Kashmiris reject Indian occupation by staying away from the farcical polls:Agha Syed

Senior APHC leader, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi has said that the people of occupied Kashmir have rejected the Indian occupation by staying away from the farcical polls.
Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi, in a statement issued in Srinagar, said that the so-called elections were not the solution of the Kashmir dispute. He maintained that the ongoing liberation struggle would continue till its logical end.
The APHC leader appealed the people of Baramulla and Kupwara to totally boycott the fifth phase of Indian parliamentary elections to be conducted on Wednesday. He said that India had been trying to mislead the world community regarding the real issue and to strengthen its illegal occupation of occupied Kashmir by holding polls drama for the last six decades.
Hassan Al-Moosvi flayed the occupation authorities for restricting Hurriyet leaders to participate in Juma congregation. He said that India was interfering in the religious matters of Kashmiri Muslims, which was undemocratic and a violation of the human rights.
The APHC leader maintained that peace would elude South Asia as long as the Kashmir dispute remained unresolved. He urged the world community to play its role to settle the long-standing dispute. »

APHC pays rich tributes to basher Ahamd sofi

A delegation led by Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Moulvi Mohammad Umer Farooq visited the residence of Bashir Ahmad Sofi alias Professor Saleem and paid rich tributes to the martyr, who achieved martyrdom on 8th May 2009 at Khrew Pampore where an army vehicle killed him by hit and run. While speaking on the occasion Chairman APHC said, “Were youth like Bashir Ahmad have given their precious lives then the movement will definitely reach to its logical conclusion,” adding, “The worst form of state terrorism in Kashmir where its naïve people are subjected to third degree torture at the hands of Indian forces for the sins which they have never committed and is done at the behest of Indian political stooges - whose only ambition is to safeguard their chair or to achieve it by all foul means”.
“Politics and Religion are wedded with each other and religious interference in Kashmir cannot be tolerated at any cost thus out of sheer frustration whole of the Srinagar city especially Shar-e-Khas (Down Town) has been converted into a military garrison,” Mirwaiz added, Executive Member APHC and Acting Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Peoples League Mukhtar Ahmad Waza was accompanying with APHC chairman who offered heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family and said that despite India’s tall claims about the biggest democracy of the world contrary to it there in intolerant forces deputed in Kashmir have been left trigger free to render planned genocide in Kashmir and suppress the ongoing freedom struggle.
Meanwhile APHC spokesperson has strongly denounced the continuous illegitimate house arrest of chairman Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and JKLF chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik, Aga Syed Al-Mosavi Al-Safvi, Syed Saleem Gilani and the detention of Dr. Gh. Mohammad Hubbi, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Shabir Ahmad Dar and Zaffar Akber Bhat “It seems that puppet administration is hell-bent to continue the illegal confinement of Shabir Ahmad Shah,” APHC spokesperson said.
In the meantime spokesperson Muslim Khawateen Markaz visited the residence of Romana Gul D/O Dr. Javeed Shabnum resident of Gulshan colony chanpora Budgam along with party General Secretary Masrat Maryam and extended heartfelt condolences to the deceased family. Khawateen Markaz spokesperson demanded impartial probe into the murder of Romana and demanded that fact finding mission of internationally acclaimed HR organization must take cognizance of such like tragic events which are architected at the askance of security agencies or the handiwork of organized mafia. At the same time president Jammu Kashmir Mahaz-e-Azadi Mir Mohammad Iqbal has paid rich tributes to Bashir Ahmad Sofi.

APHC pays rich tributes to basher Ahamd sofi

A delegation led by Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Moulvi Mohammad Umer Farooq visited the residence of Bashir Ahmad Sofi alias Professor Saleem and paid rich tributes to the martyr, who achieved martyrdom on 8th May 2009 at Khrew Pampore where an army vehicle killed him by hit and run. While speaking on the occasion Chairman APHC said, “Were youth like Bashir Ahmad have given their precious lives then the movement will definitely reach to its logical conclusion,” adding, “The worst form of state terrorism in Kashmir where its naïve people are subjected to third degree torture at the hands of Indian forces for the sins which they have never committed and is done at the behest of Indian political stooges - whose only ambition is to safeguard their chair or to achieve it by all foul means”.
“Politics and Religion are wedded with each other and religious interference in Kashmir cannot be tolerated at any cost thus out of sheer frustration whole of the Srinagar city especially Shar-e-Khas (Down Town) has been converted into a military garrison,” Mirwaiz added, Executive Member APHC and Acting Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Peoples League Mukhtar Ahmad Waza was accompanying with APHC chairman who offered heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family and said that despite India’s tall claims about the biggest democracy of the world contrary to it there in intolerant forces deputed in Kashmir have been left trigger free to render planned genocide in Kashmir and suppress the ongoing freedom struggle.
Meanwhile APHC spokesperson has strongly denounced the continuous illegitimate house arrest of Aga Syed Al-Mosavi Al-Safvi, Syed Saleem Gilani and the detention of Dr. Gh. Mohammad Hubbi and Shabir Ahmad Dar “It seems that puppet administration is hell-bent to continue the illegal confinement of Shabir Ahmad Shah,” APHC spokesperson said.
In the meantime spokesperson Muslim Khawateen Markaz visited the residence of Romana Gul D/O Dr. Javeed Shabnum resident of Gulshan colony chanpora Budgam along with party General Secretary Masrat Maryam and extended heartfelt condolences to the deceased family. Khawateen Markaz spokesperson demanded impartial probe into the murder of Romana and demanded that fact finding mission of internationally acclaimed HR organization must take cognizance of such like tragic events which are architected at the askance of security agencies or the handiwork of organized mafia. At the same time president Jammu Kashmir Mahaz-e-Azadi Mir Mohammad Iqbal has paid rich tributes to Bashir Ahmad Sofi.

Srinagar procession subjected to brute force

Indian troops martyr six innocent Kashmiris
In Srinagar, dozens of people were injured, today, when Indian police personnel subjected a procession led by the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to heavy lathi-charge and excessive tear-gassing. The procession taken out from Gojwara was leading to Rajouri Kadal when intercepted by the troops.
People on the occasion raised slogans: jeeway jeeway Pakistan and we want freedom. Clashes between the protesters and the troops continued till last report came in. Indian police personnel resorted to brute force to disperse another procession in Kupwara town.
Earlier, addressing a mammoth gathering at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expressed satisfaction over people’s boycott of India’s parliamentary elections, yesterday.