Stages protest in Srinagar

Srinagar:  Demanding revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)  activists of the Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) Monday staged a protest here demanding revocation of this contentious and draconian Act from Jammu and Kashmir and North East States.

Besides the activists of SSSC, the members of ‘Jammu Kashmir Itehad’ were also part of the protest. The protesters alleged that unabated arrests, rapes, tortures, killings, mass graves are all because of the AFSPA. “We demand immediate revocation of AFSPA and request all the political leaders of India to raise their voice against this draconian Act. We also appeal to Parliamentarians to raise the issue in Lok Sabha,” Mudasir Hasan, one of the protesters told CNS.

Lauding the courage of Ms. Sharmila for being on fast for the last 15-years, the protesters said they would carry forward the mission of Ms. Sharmila. “When Anna Hazarre’s few days fast moved whole India, why can't Sharmila's 15-year fast help remove the AFSPA,” the protesters said accusing government of India of being callous to the suffering of people of Jammu and Kashmir. (CNS)