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Separatists call for march to TRC for public meeting on Oct 14

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 10/6/2017 10:24:56 AM

Appeal for protest after Friday prayers today against braid chopping

SRINAGAR, Oct 5: Joint separatist leadership of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik today decided to call state level public meeting in TRC Polo View on October 14.
In a joint statement the leadership while laying stress on mass participation, said people have been asked to register their protest against incessant incidents of braid chopping, attempts, altering and changing, history, culture, heritage and Muslim majority status of state, by authorities in New Delhi.
Referring to its importance and need to call public demonstration, the leadership said t the resistance movement is in its crucial stage as such it is pertinent to call and send a peaceful message to international community and urge them to facilitate legitimate right and right to self-determination pledged to subjugated people of state.
Braid chopping is an attack on dignity and a weapon of war against women folk, said the leadership and asked the people to stand against these devilish acts.
The separatists also decided to resent and resist against those elements including RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Nirmal Singh for their provocative statements, wherein they have pleaded for complete integration of state with Delhi.
Referring to the character assassination campaign launched by NIA against resistance leadership, trader’s fraternity, lawyers, intellectual including student community, leadership said New Delhi is all set to abolish state subject law incorporated in Article 370 and challenging it in Supreme Court of India, saying it is a well thought out ploy, conspiracy and attack by state and union authorities against state’s specific and historical status, culture and its heritage.
In a fervent appeal to people, the leadership asked to illustrate strength by participating in protest demonstration and added that it is time to expose coalition partners including PDP and BJP for carrying brutal killings ,loot ,plunder, unabated arrests and urged people from Kupwara, Kernah, Uri, Poonch, Rajori, Kashtwar, Bhaderwah, Doda, Jammu, Banihal,Anantnag , Shopian, Baramulla, Bandipora, Ladakh, Kargil and other parts of state to stand and resent against nefarious designs and deceit played by Delhi authorities and demonstrate commitment with right to self-determination movement.
Meanwhile Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Dr. Muhammad Omar Farooq and Muhammad Yaseen Malik, called state-wide protests against braid chopping incidents, after Friday prayers tomorrow.