Hafta-e-Shahaadat Hurriyat Conference calls for shutdown on Feb 9 & 11. Srinagar, Jan 19: To mark the martyrdom anniversaries of Shaheed Muhammad Maqbool Bhat and Shaheed Muhammad Afzal Guru, Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir (HCJK) has called for complete shutdown on February 9 and 11 next month as part of “Hafta-e-Shahaadat” (Martyrdom Week). The amalgam is also going to organize a seminar on February 6 to pay tributes to the said martyrs and has appealed for organized protests to press for the return of their mortal remains. In a meeting held at Hurriyat Conference JK head office here at Sanat Nagar in which, Shabir Ahmad Shah presided and was attended by senior leaders Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Yusuf Naqash, Shabir Ahmad Dar, Muhammad Iqbal Mir and Muhammad Yasin Ataai. Terming the hanging of Shaheed Maqbool Bhat and Shaheed Afzal Guru as murder of democratic values. Calling for complete shutdown on February 9 and 11, HCJK appealed people to register strong protests to make the world body know that we will not compromise with the freedom at any cost. The amalgam said its leaders will protest up to United Nations Military Observer Group (UNMOG) office on February 10 to submit a reminder to the group. Spokesman told Sachnews Jammu Kashmirr in a press statement.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:37:16 +0000
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