Srinagar, October 22: Executive member of Hurriyat
Conference (M) and Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples league, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza
today paid glowing tributes to the martyrs of Bijbehara 1993 massacre.
While visiting Mazari-e- Shudha Bijberaha , Waza along with
Senior Pro-Freedom leaders Shabir Ahmad Shah, Javid Ahmad Mir, Mukhtar Ahmad
Sofi, paid glowing tributes to the martyrs who fell to the bullet of Indian
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Bijbehara on October 22, 1993 when
they were peacefully demonstrating against the siege of Hazratbal shrine by
Indian Army.
Party leaders’ imtiyaz Ahmad Reshi, Eng. Fayaz Ahmad, Fayaz
Ahmad Bhat and Zulfi Masood were too accompanying the party chairman, Mukhtar
Ahmad Waza.
Addressing the gathering he said that Kashmiri martyrs
sacrificed their lives for a sacred cause and the sacrifices would not be
allowed to go waste.
“The sacrifices of 1993 and even after that are assets for
the movement and can never go waste. Who sacrificed their lives for the bright
future of Kashmiri nation will serve as beacon light for the rest of us.” Waza
said, adding Kashmir martyrs have center staged the Kashmir issue and because
of the sacrifices of martyrs world on humanitarian grounds wants to resolve the
issue.
He said that more than 51 people were martyred, hundreds of
got injured by the BSF troopers in Bijehara on October 22, 1993, when the
people of the area held a peaceful demonstration against the siege of Hazratbal
shrine by Indian Army.
“Our youth are courageously braving the oppression of Indian
military forces just to achieve the scared goal of Azadi from India’s illegal occupation
and we will not allow these sacrifices go waste.” Waza said
He said that the ongoing movement would be taken to its
logical conclusion and appealed the international community, United Nations and
world human rights watch groups to take a serious note of the human rights
violations done by the security forces in the valley and to help resolve the
Kashmir dispute in accordance with Kashmiris’ aspirations and relevant United
Nation resolutions.
Waza said that resolution of Kashmir conflict according to
wishes and aspirations of Kashmiri people will guarantee the peace and
prosperity of South Asian region.
Pro-Islam, Pro-freedom and Pro-Unity slogans were raised on
the occasion.
Senior Pro-freedom leader Shabir Ahmad Shah also
addressed the gathering
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