Muzaffarabad: A long march by the pro-independence Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) to express solidarity with its jailed chief Yasin Malik on one hand and condemn India’s ‘judicial terrorism’ on the other hand was carried out by heavy police contingents. was. “public interest”. In” was stopped when it was on its way to the United Nations Military Observer’s Office on Monday evening.
The ‘March’ of vehicles started from Bhimber on Sunday and reached Muzaffarabad on Monday night.
After parking their vehicles at the Idgah ground, the marchers began a foot rally shortly before sunset via CMH Road and Bank Road towards Domel, where a UN military observer camp office is at the military brigade headquarters. Is.
The marchers carried banners, placards and photographs of Mr Malik in addition to a fake UN coffin.
A banner wrapped around the fake coffin read, “Wake up the UN, Kashmir wants attention.”
According to JKLF chief spokesman Rafiq Dar, they had planned to stage a sit-in on the main road outside the UN mission on Monday night and submit a memorandum to UN observers at 10 am on Tuesday.
However, the marchers stopped him from proceeding towards the UN mission.
Muzaffarabad Deputy Commissioner Nadeem Ahmed Janjua told dawn Since the UN observers’ camp office was located along the capital’s busiest artery, the administration could not afford to close it to traffic in the public interest.
Published in Dawn, June 28, 2022