Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who continues to be under house detention, today paid glowing tributes to Muhammad Maqbool Bhat on his 35th anniversary and Muhammad Afzal Guru on his 6th anniversary.
“Muhammad Maqbool Bhat and Muhammad Afzal Guru were secretly sent to gallows at Tihar Jail in New Delhi. Their sacrifices have got etched in our collective conscience as a nation striving for right to self-determination. The sacrifices offered by Bhat and Guru are a constant reminder of the great sacrifices rendered by the nation in our 71-year long struggle,” Mirwaiz said in a statement.
He said, “The best way to pay tributes to the martyrs of Kashmir, including Bhat and Guru, is that we remain united and steadfast in pursuance of our cause that has priceless sacrifices at its back.”
“New Delhi has left no stone unturned to crush people’s resistance and resolve for the resolution of the dispute and every day new suppressive methods are employed in this regard,” Mirwaiz said.
“We appeal to the international community to take note of the people’s sacrifices and the repression unleashed by Delhi. We also appeal to the world bodies especially world human rights organizations to ask New Delhi to return the mortal remains of Bhat and Guru buried in Tihar Jail against all norms of humanity, to their families for burial in own land Kashmir,” he said.
Meanwhile, Hurriyat (M) spokesman has strongly condemned the house detention of its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, detention of JKLF chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik, senior Hurriyat leaders, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, Engineer Hilal Ahmad War, and others.