Srinagar, August 26, 2018: Condemning the policy of ‘suppression and repression’ against the parents and other kith and kin of the youth engaged in the armed struggle, All Parties Hurriyat Conference in a statement termed it ‘sheer cowardice’.
Citing the nocturnal raids on the house of Nazir Ahmad Malik of Arwani Shopian by the forces and vandalizing the residential house, window panes, locomotion, and all other valuable property, the Hurriyat in a statement said that these ‘barbaric actions’ can’t, in anyway, deter the local population from vehemently supporting the ongoing freedom movement.
On the direction of Hurriyat Chairman Syed Ali Geelani, Hurriyat chief organizer and secretary public relations Bilal Ahmad Sidiqui and Molvi Bashir Irfani visited the residence of Shaheed Umar Qayoum on his 8th anniversary at Soura, Srinagar and conveyed a message from Hurriyat chairman in which he saluted the patience and steadfastness of the parents of martyr Umar Qayoum and paid rich tributes to the martyr, said the statement.
