Srinagar : Shaheed-I-Hurriyat Sheikh Abdul Hameed, Shaheed Mushtaq Ahmad Lone, Shaheed advocate Jamil Chowdry and others who laid down their lives for freedom of Jammu Kashmir are our heroes who through their sacrifice wrote down a new chapter of resilience and resistance.
Whosoever thinks of defeating a movement nourished by the sacred blood of these martyrs is living in fool’s paradise.
This was stated by the chairman of Jammu Kashmir liberation front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik while speaking on the occasion of the martyrdom day of Shuhada i Aalikadal today.
A condolence cum prayer meeting was today held at Mazar I Shuhada Eid Gah in memory of Shaheed I hurriyat sheikh Abdul Hamid and other martyrs including Shaheed Mushtaq Ahmad lone, Shaheed Advocate Jamil Chowdhry, Shaheed Fayaz Ahmad Sheikh, Shaheed Mushtaq Ahmad Kuttay, Shaheed Mustaq Ahmad khan and Shaheed Ghulam Mohammad who embraced martyrdom at Aali kadal Srinagar on 19th Nov 1992.
The meeting was attended by a large number of people including JKLF leaders advocate Bashir Ahmad Butt, Showkat Ahmad Bakhshi, Ghulam Rasool Dar Eidi, Noor Muhammad Kalwal and many others.
ISL chief Shakeel Ahmad Bakhshi and senior resistance leader Mukhtar Ahmad Sofi along with many people from all walks of life also participated in the meeting.
While remembering Shuhada I Aalikadal and also Gulam Nabi Butt younger brother of Shaheed father of nation Muhammad Maqbool Butt who departed this world on the same date, Yasin Malik said that these great souls nourished the struggle for freedom with their blood and sacrificed their today for our tomorrow.
He said that history bears a witness to the fact that till date no freedom struggle has been defeated by oppression and tyranny and those who are daydreaming of defeating this sacred movement, nourished by the sacred blood of martyrs are actually living in a fool’s paradise.
Yasin Malik said that that sheikh Abdul Hamid Shaheed and his companions embraced martyrdom and spilled their sacred blood into the waters of Jhelum, turned it red and thus wrote a new chapter of sacrifices and struggle. He said that today when we area remembering these great men, we pledge to take forward their mission to its desired goal.
While remembering his childhood friend Shaheed sheikh Abdul Hamid, Yasin Malik said that he was a great friend and companion who always stood in front and endured every difficulty and hardship that came his way with a smile on his face.
Recalling the sacrifices and struggle of Ghulam Nabi Butt (Marhoom), who was the younger brother of Shaheed father of nation Muhammad Maqbool Butt and who left for heavenly abode on the same date, Yasin Malik said that he belonged to a family that knows only struggle and sacrifices and till his last breath stood for the freedom of this nation.
Yasin Malik prayed for his heavenly abode. After the condolence meeting at Mazar I Shuhada, a blood donation camp was also organized by Hamid blood bank at Abi Guzar in connection with the martyrdom day of Shuhada I Aalikadal.
Dozens of people belonging to different sections of the society including, students, businessmen, women and some non-Muslim brethren offered their blood as donation for the welfare of humanity. JKLF leaders, activists along with the chairman JKLF Muhammad Yasin Malik and chairman Hamid blood bank Mohammad Yasin khan were present on the occasion. (KNS)