Independent Kashmir legislator and MLA Langate Er Rashid was on Wednesday detained during a protest he led in Srinagar against the civilian killings in Pulwama and crackdown on JNU students.

The march began from Jawahar Nagar area of Srinagar during which the participants raised slogans like “Brave Hearts JNU, We Are With You, We Are With You”, “Dunya Bhar Mein Shor Hay, Delhi Aadam Khor Hay”, “Jis Kashmir Ko Khon Se Seencha Wo Kashmir Hamara Hay”.

The protestors proceeded towards Lal Chowk but were stopped by a large contingent of police near TRC Chowk.

Rasheed and dozens of party activists were detained in various police stations of the city and released in the late afternoon, said a AIP spokesman.

Before his detention, Rashid said that people of J&K are thankful to all those saner voices especially the youth who are raising voice in favor of Kashmiris at JNU, Calcutta and other places.

“Congress and BJP are trying to score the political points with regard to this uprising in the educated class of India but need to understand that the uprising is not for Congress or against BJP but the Indian youth has started feeling pain of Kashmiris,” said Rashid.

“The sedition charges on S.A.R Geelani are unacceptable and illogical and just an attempt to please a very small section of right-wing and a section of biased media.”

He said that New Delhi has not been able to curb the voice of Kashmiris despite using all shameless measures and sooner or later it will have to resolve Kashmir.

“The protests being carried out in prestigious universities are being attended by students and scholars of all most of all states without caring for caste, creed and religion. As such New Delhi has lost the argument of blaming Pakistan in interfering into internal affairs of India,” he said.

“Despite the fact that national media has always been biased and harsh towards Kashmiris, every Kashmiri deems it his duty to condemn the assault by ultra-nationalist lawyers on senior journalists in Delhi and added that world community should know if these so called protectors of law, can mishandle and abuse those who have similar views as of them about Kashmir, what would they do with those who differ with them in their ideology and views.”(Agencies)