Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent Eidgah march
Srinagar, May 21 : In occupied Kashmir, the authorities have placed the All Parties Hurriyet Conference Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and other Hurriyet leaders under house arrest to prevent them from leading a rally at Mazar-e-Shuhada in Eidgah area of Srinagar, today.
The APHC had announced to hold the rally to commemorate the martyrdom anniversaries of prominent liberation leaders, Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone. It had also planned to lay foundation stone of the ‘Martyrs’ Wall’ at the Mazar-e-Shuhada.
Besides the APHC Chairman, those who put under house arrest included Maulana Abbas Ansari, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, Bilal Ghani Lone, Nayeem Ahmed Khan, Mukhtar Ahmed Waza, Zafar Akbar Butt, Masroor Abbas and Yasmeen Raja. Indian police also arrested APHC leader Mohammad Yousuf Naqash from his residence and shifted him to Safa Kadal police station in Srinagar.
Meanwhile, the occupation authorities have imposed strict restrictions in most parts of the Srinagar city to prevent people from taking out the rally. They have also sealed all roads leading to the Eidgah.
It was on 21st May in 1990 when unidentified gunmen killed Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq at his residence in Srinagar. More than 60 mourners were later martyred in Hawal area of the city when Indian troops fired upon his funeral procession.
On the same day, in 2002, Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone, was assassinated by unknown assailants when he was returning from Eidgah after addressing a public gathering.
Srinagar, May 21 : In occupied Kashmir, Indian police and paramilitary personnel swooped on the office of Awami Action Committee (AAC) at Rajouri Kadal in Srinagar and arrested dozens of persons including the office incharge.
The policemen seized all the material from the office besides taking away loud speakers, tents and other equipment from Hawal Chowk meant for conducting a rally in Eidgah grounds, the AAC spokesman Shahid-ul-Islam told media men.
He said that the police had cordoned off the AAC office and the Nageen residence of the party Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. “Severe restrictions have been put in place around Eidgah,” he added.
AAC had announced to hold a rally at Eidgah, today, to commemorate the martyrdom anniversaries of Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq, who was assassinated on May 21, 1990 and Khawaja Abdul Gani Lone, who was killed at Eidgah on the same day in 2002.
