Sopore massacre victims remembered amid shutdown GREEN KASHMIR - GK SOPORE – On the 22nd anniversary of the Sopore massacre, a complete shutdown was observed in the townto remember the victims who were killed by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on the fateful in the year 1993. More than 53 people were killed in Sopore town while hundreds of shops and commercial establishments were torched to ashes by BSF men when they opened fire on civilians and sprinkled gun powder in one of the business hubs of north Kashmir, residents told GNS Tuesday. They said the BSF men were fumed up after one of their personals was killed by militants in the morning. Eyewitnesses said all the shops and commercial establishments were closed in the town while public transport was also off the roads. The call for shutdown was given by various pro-freedom leaders including Syed Ali Geelani and Shabir Shah. Meanwhile, scores of people including pro-freedom leaders offered Fateh-e-Khwani for the victims at martyrs’ graveyard in the town and vowed to carry forward the mission of martyrs to its logical end.A peaceful march was organized by a rights’ group Voice of Victims which was led by Abdul Qadeer at the graveyard. The participants and victim families carrying banners inscribed with pro-freedom slogs walked through the Iqbal Market of the town. Paying rich tributes to the victims ofthis massacre, Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooqtermed their sacrifices as the ‘priceless asset of freedom struggle’. He said that Sopore massacre was the living dark tale ofa country which has always perpetuated ‘militarization and suppression’ under the garb of democratic façade. Asserting that the ‘blood of martyrs has led to recognition of Kashmir cause on International level’, Mirwaiz said that the struggle for right to self determination would betaken forward on political and diplomatic level till it reaches its logical conclusion. The Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir (HCJK) said that its leader Shabir Ahmad Shah was detained by police while he was on his way to Sopore at Mirgund. The amalgam paid tributes to the victims of massacre. The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik said whatever Indian troops did in Sopore 22 years ago was an unforgettable tale. He said despite carnage in Sopore and other places,the Kashmiri people have vowed to carry forward freedom struggle.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:32:30 +0000
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