We cannot forget martyrs of 13 July 1931: Ali Raza Syed

BRUSSELS, July 12 (SABAH): Chairman Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU) Ali Raza Syed said, Kashmiri martyrs of 13 July 1931 made a great history of sacrifices, we cannot forget these martyrs.

Chair of KE-EU Ali Raza Syed this said while addressing a meeting of the core committee of KCEU in Brussels on occasion of the martyrdom day in remembrance of martyrs of 13 July 1931 of Srinagar. He said, by providing their bloods these martyrs provided foundation of freedom movement. It is important to mention that on 13 July 1931, a large number of Kashmiris flocked to the central jail in Srinagar to see the trial of a Kashmiri namely Abdul Qadeer. Then Dogra ruler of Jammu and Kashmir ordered his soldiers to open fire on them, in total 22 Kashmiris died in the firing.

Chair of KE-EU asked the international community including EU to play their role for implementation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions, and the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights giving the right to of self-determination to the Kashmiri people.

Ali Raza Syed called India for withdrawal of its occupation forces, an end to its state terrorism, end of genocidal repression, rape, gang-rape, torture, and degrading treatment with men, women, and children in the occupied Kashmir.

Other participants of the meeting said, atrocities committed by the Indian forces against the oppressed Kashmiris is rapidly going on and specially its increased when Indian Modi regime revoked special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019. They called for unconditionally release of all Kashmiri prisoners including political figures and human rights defenders Yasin Malik, Shabbir Ahmad Shah and Khurram Parvez. They also asked the international community to play its role for a peaceful resolution of Kashmir.