Srinagar, February 10 : Complete shutdown will be observed, tomorrow, in occupied Kashmir, to mark the 41th martyrdom anniversary of prominent Kashmiri liberation leader, Muhammad Maqbool Butt. Call for the strike has been given by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference and other pro-freedom leaders and organizations.
India had secretly hanged Muhammad Maqbool Butt in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail on 11th February 1984 for his leading role in the raising the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination demand. He was buried in the premises of the Tihar jail.
Indian authorities have not returned the mortal remains of the martyred leader to his family for proper burial despite consistent demand by the people of the occupied territory.
Other Hurriyat leaders and organizations in their statements in Srinagar said that the Kashmiri people are proud of Muhammad Maqbool Butt who kissed the gallows but refused to compromise on his demand for freedom. They said his hanging amounted to a judicial murder.
They maintained that the martyrs are the real assets of the Kashmiris’ freedom struggle against Indian yoke. They said the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs will not be allowed to go waste and their mission will be accomplished at all costs. source Kashmir Media Service