Geelani calls for protests after Friday prayers across Jammu Kashmir

Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday asked people to hold peaceful protest demonstrations after congregational prayers in every region of the state on October 23 against killing of Zahid Rasool Bhat of Batengoo.

Blaming the BJP-PDP coalition government for the Zahid’s killing, Geelani said that BJP is an open book of communal hatred and Mufti Sayeed by merging with this party gave them a chance to rule Jammu & Kashmir and they openly showed their communal and fascist face to the people of the state.

In a statement issued here today, Geelani also strongly condemned the assault by police on JKLF chief Mohammad Yaseen Malik and continuous house arrest of the pro-freedom leaders.

Geelani said that the death of Zahid Rasool and life threatening burn injuries to the Showkat Ahmad is a big tragedy for the Muslims of Kashmir and these kinds of terrorist activities of the government sponsored terrorists should be condemned at each level and every conscience person should protest this grave incident.

While reiterating his demand for registration of murder charges and capital punishment to the Udhampur attack culprits, Hurriyat chairman said that the case should be held on fast track basis and the involved persons should be hanged in public.

Geelani urged that protests should be peaceful, disciplined and in accordance with the Islamic principles and “we should not protest against any particular community nor should we damage property.”