Srinagar, June 24: The Hurriyat Conference (G) on Thursday announced a fresh agitation program, “Quit Kashmir Campaign,” starting with state-wide shutdown on Friday.
The 9-day program, according to the conglomerate, has been announced against a slew of issues including “the ever growing human rights violations, detention of large number of youth and Hurriyat leaders under Public Safety Act, loot of water resources by India and against the presence of 10 lakh troopers in Kashmir.”
 Addressing a news conference here, in absence of Geelani, booked under PSA on Wednesday, senior member of the conglomerate, Masarat Alam Bhat said, “The campaign will be known as Quit Kashmir campaign with one point agenda of withdrawal of all armed forces from Kashmir.”
 He termed the campaign as “final” saying: “It is better for us to die at once than to die everyday.”
 “After marathon meetings during the past two days we have decided to start a campaign. It will start on Friday with a state-wide strike,” Alam said, adding that people shall also pay tributes to the martyrs on the day.
 On June 26, special prayers (Qunoot-e-Nazila) shall be held in Masjids across the Valley “for the freedom from the armed forces.”
 On June 27, all the people have been asked to use various mediums to spread the message “Go India, Go Back”. “People shall inscribe these words on walls and roadsides. They shall also use internet for spreading the message,” said Alam, who was flanked by other members of the Hurriyat, including Zamrooda Habib, Nadeem Ahmad and Firdous Shah.
 On June 28, male students will stage protests and raise the slogans of “Go India, Go Back” and wear black arm bands to register their protests. On June 29, similar protests will be staged by female students across valley.
 On June 30, protests shall be held from Maghrib to Isha prayers in Masjids across Valley.
 On July 1, women folk have been asked to march and assemble at Pathar Masjid in old city where they will offer mid-day congregational prayers. Asiya Andrabi, Zamrooda Habib and Fareeda Behanji will lead the protests there.
 The Hurriyat has called a 2-day state-wide strike on July 2 and 3. “Further programme will be announced on July 3,” Alam said.
 He set July 3 as the deadline for the release of all the youth and Hurriyat leaders booked under PSA and lodged in different jails. “If they aren’t released till July 3, we shall intensify our protests,” he said.
 On the martyrs’ day on July 13, people have been asked to pay homage to the martyrs’ of July 13, 1931 at Naqashband Sahib at Khawaja Bazar from where people will march towards Iddgah to pay tributes at Martyrs’ graveyard.
 Alam urged people to stock up the essential commodities in their houses so that they don’t face food shortage if the campaign is prolonged.
 He appealed people from all walks of life to support the programmes. “It the duty of doctors, professors, lecturers, teachers, students as well as the non-resident Kashmiris settled in different places across the world to raise a voice against what has been happening of late in Kashmir.”
 Alam came down heavily on the officials in police and civil administration saying that will have to change their attitude or else be ready to face the music. “We will otherwise name all of them publicly and announce a social boycott against them,” he warned.
 He accused two senior officers of “working against the interests of Kashmiris.”
 In response to a question on the Afzal Guru’s death sentence, he said, “If Afzal is hanged; it will bring people out on roads. We want to tell Afzal and all other Kashmiris lodged in Tihar that they are not alone. People of Kashmir are with them,” he said.
 Asked if they would support the programmes which might be announced by the Mirwaiz-led Hurriyat, he responded, “If programs are genuine and serve the interests of Kashmir, we will definitely support them.”

DM BACKS PROGRAMME
 The Dukhtarn-e-Millat has supported the ‘Quit Kashmir campaign’ announced by Hurriyat Conference (G) on Thursday.
 “India is getting our people including innocent children and old killed through its agents and has taken the illegal possession of our natural resources including water bodies and forests. It is trying to change our demography to deprive us of our right of self-determination. So we need to continue our struggle for freedom with firmer resolve and determination,” the chairperson of Dukhtarn-e-Millat, Asiya Andrabi said in a statement.

Programme
June 25: State-wide shutdown

June 26: Special prayers (Qunoot-e-Nazila) in Masjids across Valley.

June 27: Use various mediums including internet for spreading the message.

June 28: Protests by male students.

June 29: Protests by female students.

June 30: Protests in Masjids from Maghrib to Isha.

July 1: Special prayers by women at Pathar Masjid.

July 2 and 3: Valley wide shutdown.

July 13: Iddgah Chalo.

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