Srinagar, January 13 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, prominent religious scholar and the Chairman of Ummat-e-Islami, Qazi Yasir, has paid glowing tributes to the two youth, Farhan Ahmed Wani and Khalid Ahmed Dar, who were recently martyred by Indian troops.
Qazi Yasir visited the residences of Farhan Wani and Khalid Ahmed in Khudwani area of Kulgam and expressed sympathy and solidarity with the bereaved family members.
Addressing a gathering on the occasion, he said it is a high time for Indian common people to stop playing in the hands of their politicians who are befooling them in the name of terrorism and nationalism to divert their attention from the basic issues.
He urged the Kashmiri people to refrain from participating in the forthcoming Panchayat elections.
Qazi Yasir demanded release of party leader, Sarjan Barkati, and other political prisoners including Shabbir Ahmed Shah, Masarrat Aalam Butt, Dr Muhammad Qasim Fakhtoo, Ghulam Qadir Butt, Mushtaq-ul-Islam, Nayeem Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Shafi Sariyati, Mehmood Topiwal, Fayaz Ahmed Talaq, Irfan Ahmed Khan and Muhammad Ashraf Peer.
He appealed to the world human rights bodies to take cognizance of the grave human rights violations being perpetrated by the Indian forces in occupied Kashmir.