Altaf Hamid Rao.
MIRPUR ( AJK), (Parliament Times) : President of the Kashmir Freedom Movement Sunday vehemently condemn the closure of the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on sacred occasions of Jummah tul Vida and Laylatul Qadr in the blessed month of Ramadan and the unjust and oppressive actions taken by the Indian occupational forces and puppet State administration gainst the distinguished Kashmiri leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, putting him in house arrest for indefinite period and depriving local muslims of offering the Jumms tul Wida prayers.
Talking to media here on. Sunday the KFM chief said that the arrest of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was a blatant violation of his basic human rights and freedoms. It is an affront to the principles of justice and religious liberty.
Afzal Ziai call upon the international community, human rights organizations, and people of conscience to condemn these egregious violations of human rights and religious freedoms in occupied Kashmir.
“The Kashmiri people deserve the right to practice their faith and express their beliefs without fear of persecution or reprisal. We stand in solidarity with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the people of Kashmir, and all those who are unjustly oppressed in IIOJK, he’d
declared.
“People dwelling this side of the LoC will continue to advocate for their rights and work towards a peaceful and just resolution to the Kashmir conflict, the KFM President said
He continued that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq had long been a symbol of peaceful resistance and a voice for the oppressed people of Indian Illegally occupied Jammu Kashmir state.
” By silencing him and preventing him from fulfilling his religious duties and obligations, the the Indian occupying forces were not only suppressing dissent but also denying the Kashmiri people their right to religious expression and gathering “, he added.
Ziai said that the closure of the Jamia Masjid Srinagar on such significant religious occasions was deeply troubling and indicative of the oppressive tactics employed by the authorities to stifle the religious and cultural identity of the Kashmiri people. The Jamia Masjid holds immense spiritual and cultural significance for the people of Kashmir, and its closure represents a direct attack on their religious freedoms and traditions of the suppressed Kashmiri Muslims in the i ternation-recovnised disputed Jammu Kashmir state in Indian unlawful occupation, he said.
“The timing of these actions, during the holy month of Ramadan and on the night of Laylatul Qadr, the holy night believed to be more sacred than a thousand months, adds further insult to injury. It is a clear demonstration of the callous disregard for the religious sentiments of the Kashmiri Muslims and a deliberate attempt to undermine their faith and resilience”? the Kashmiri leader categorically stated.
