Geelani pays tribute to Bijbehara victims
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Monday paid tributes to martyrs of Bijbihara massacre on their 25th anniversary.
Geelani in a statement issued here said that “it was on this ill-fated day when people in Bijbihara were protesting against the siege of Dargah Hazratbal Srinagar and Indian forces opened indiscriminate fire on peaceful protestors massacring more than 40 and injuring about 200 people.”
Geelani said that “those killed in cold-blood included 25 school going kids who were buried in a mass grave in the same park where they used to play just a day before.”
“25 long years have passed since then but their memories and innocent cries of kids still echo in our memory and the cycle of death and destruction still goes on abated,” he said, expressing profound grief and shock on the carnage of Kulgam where dozens of innocent have been blasted in front of their relatives, said that “their grief stricken sobs and innocent cries did not get any response from stone hearted rulers.”
“We have sacrificed more than 6 lakh people for our struggle against illegal forceful occupation and how much more blood these heartless occupiers need to quench their thirst,” he said, adding that “the human itself is the greatest enemy of humanity when he loses its real spirit and stoops low of the lowest. He surpasses even the worst beasts to emerge as the most dangerous monster to threaten and endanger its own species.”
Geelani said that “the inhuman and ruthless attitude by Indian forces is going on for the last 71 years and the loss of hundreds of thousands of precious lives is a blot on the Indian democracy and their local stooges, who are partners in this heinous crime and no conscious human can forgive them for this brutality and bloodshed.”
Geelani said that “followers of Sita” very cowardly and candidly target even the women folk and proudly celebrate these inhuman acts. He said that “provocative and insensible statements from the saffron brigade act as encouragement and patting on the already blood thirsty men in uniform which has led to the countless massacres of dozens of our innocent youth on daily basis.”
He further said that human investment at such a large scale is thought provoking and should be enough for all of us to deter and desist from any activity, overt and covert, which compromises our commitment to the sacred blood of our loved ones.
He said that “we should never even think of an iota of betrayal, no matter how big and mighty the compensation is, as the blood and honour is sacrificed for a noble and common cause of freedom from Indian occupation.”
KV Network
