Joint Resistance Leadership calls for shutdown on January 21, 25, and 27 in Kashmir
Joint Resistance Leadership comprising of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Wednesday has called for a complete shutdown in Lal Chowk, Srinagar, Handwara and Kupwara towns on January 21, 25 and 27 respectively.
The spokesman said that shutdown will be observed at Gaw-Kadal and its adjacent areas on January 21, Handwara town on January 25 and Kupwara on January 27.
The JRL spokesman said that on 21st January, a public rally will also be held at Gawakadal, this was stated by the Joint resistance leadership (JRL) in a press release issued to the media on Wednesday.
The JRL said that force on January 21, 1990, opened their guns on peaceful protesters and killed more than 50 innocents within an hour in Gawakadal Srinagar.
JRL said that united India during its struggle for freedom against British witnessed only one Jalianwala Bagh massacre but Kashmiris have witnessed dozens of such massacres carried out by Indian forces from 1990.
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