Muzaffarabad: A long march by the pro-independence Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) to express solidarity with its jailed chief Yasin Malik on the one hand and condemn India’s ‘judicial terrorism’ on the other hand was carried out by heavy contingents of police in the “public interest”. in” was stopped. When it was on its way to the UN Military Observer 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 grounds, the marchers began a foot rally through CMH Road and Bank Road towards Domel shortly before sunset, where a United Nations military observers camp office at the Military Brigade Headquarters. Is.
The marchers were holding banners, placards and pictures of Mr Malik besides 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.
Nadeem Ahmed Janjua, Deputy Commissioner of Muzaffarabad 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