Kashmiris worldwide to commemorate Jammu Martyrs’ Day on November 6
Srinagar: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and across the world will observe the Jammu Martyrs’ Day on November 6, Wednesday, with the resolve that they will continue the martyrs’ mission until they achieve their inalienable right to self-determination.
According to Kashmir Media Service, hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris were martyred by the forces of Dogra Maharaja Hari Singh, Indian Army and Hindutva fanatics in different parts of Jammu region while they were migrating to Pakistan during the first week of November in 1947.
Every year, Kashmiris mark November 06 as the Jammu Martyrs’ Day to pay tribute to the victims of the Jammu massacre. Preparations have begun to commemorate the historic Jammu Martyrs’ Day on both sides of the Line of Control and rest of the world.
In Azad Jammu and Kashmir, anti-India demonstrations, seminars and symposiums will be held in all small and major towns of all ten districts as well as in various parts of Pakistan on Wednesday to pay rich tribute to the Jammu martyrs. Special prayer meetings will be held under the auspices of various social, political, religious and other public representative organizations to pay homage to the Kashmiri martyrs. The day will dawn with special prayers in all mosques for the early liberation of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir from Indian yoke and progress, prosperity and stability of Pakistan and AJK. Quran Khawani will be held at various places for the Kashmiri martyrs under the auspices of various social, political and public representative organizations.
Meanwhile, leaders of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, in their statements, paid heartfelt tribute to the martyrs of Jammu, asserting that on Jammu Martyrs Day, the Kashmiri people will reaffirm their commitment to their struggle until they achieve freedom from Indian illegal occupation. They emphasized that Kashmiris have been sacrificing their lives for a noble cause for decades, and the day is not far when the sun of freedom will shine upon the occupied territory. The Hurriyat leaders urged the international community to play a role in stopping Indian atrocities in occupied Jammu and Kashmir and facilitate a resolution to the Kashmir conflict. They made it clear that without addressing the Kashmir dispute, the dream of lasting peace and development in the region remains unattainable.
