Srinagar: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani in is telephonic address to the people present at the homes of slain youth Asif Ahmad Malik and Irfan Rashid Dar said since 1947, India has not been able to suppress our emotions.
“Since 1947, our nation has rendered unparalleled sacrifices, thousands were caged and brutally tortured, properties worth billions razed to ground and looted, and sexual assault and rape used as war weapon, but India has not been able to suppress our emotions with this brutality,” Geelani, according to a statement issued to GNS said.
Paying rich tributes to youth, Geelani said, “Our youth lay their lives to end the age-old slavery of their nation and for the right to self-determination.”
He reiterated his pledge to take the ongoing movement to its logical end. “We will never allow anybody to barter with the precious blood of martyrs. We need to be aware of this and we are duty-bound to safeguard their sacrifices and should desist from such activities which prove harmful for our movement,” he said.
APHC (G) chairman stressed upon people in general and youth in particular that “we need to strengthen our faith, avoid misdeeds and nourish the Islamic culture in our homes and society”. He asked the youth to remain cautious about the “sinister designs of anti-movement elements”.
Geelani urged people to boycott upcoming elections and asked them to exhibit steadfastness and keep away from these “sham” elections as participation in elections is tantamount to “treason with the blood of martyrs”.
“Indian authorities are misleading world community by portraying people’s participation in elections as a verdict in their favour,” he said, adding, “It is prerequisite to convey a strong message to the world community that we are not power hungry and despite all odds strive for our basic and fundamental rights of freedom.” (GNS)
