Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over are set to observe the Jammu Martyrs’ Day today with renewed pledge to thwart Indian machinations and to continue the martyrs’ mission till the realization of their inalienable right to self-determination.
Hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris were massacred by the forces of Maharaja Hari Singh, Indian army and Hindu extremists in different parts of Jammu region while they were migrating to Pakistan during the first week of November in 1947. The All Parties Hurriyat Conference and other Hurriyat leaders and organizations in their separate statements hailed the great sacrifices of the martyrs.
APHC spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar termed the 6th November 1947 tragedy as the worst kind of genocide in human history. He appealed people to arrange prayer meetings in their respective localities and pay tributes to those innocent Muslims who were brutally murdered, regardless of age and gender, by goons associated with various Hindu communal and fascist forces. The spokesman said that under a well-planned strategy, thousands of Muslims were taken away from their locations and killed in cold blood and several Muslim women were raped and molested.
APHC also organized a prayer meeting to mark the day. It was presided over by APHC General Secretary, Molvi Bashir Ahmed and attended by Bilal Ahmed Sidiqui, Yasmeen Raja, Fayaz Ahmed Butt, Khawaja Firdous, Bashir Ahmed Butt, Bashir Andrabi and Shaheen Iqbal. Other Hurriyat leaders including Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sopori, Farida Bahanji, Shabbir Ahmed Dar, Abdul Samad Inqilabi, Umer Adil Dar, Jammu and Kashmir National Front and Hurriyat AJK leaders Mehmood Ahmed Saghar, Mushtaq Ahmed Butt and Zahid Ashraf in their statements said that November 6, 1947 was a dark chapter in the history of Kashmir. They cautioned that Modi-led fascist Indian government was poised to repeat the sad story of November 1947 in IIOJK.
Senior Hurriyat leader, Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sopori, in a statement in Srinagar, paying rich tributes to the martyrs of Jammu, said that November 6, 1947 was a dark chapter in the history of the whole world. He said, “It is difficult to find a precedent in human history for the day on which the sectarians systematically killed lakhs of people in 1947.” He said that the people of Kashmir would continue the mission of Kashmiri martyrs till complete success.
Hurriyat leader, Bilal Ahmed Sidiqui in a statement in Srinagar said that the aim of this brutal massacre was to change the Muslim majority character of Jammu and change its demography. He added that repealing Roshni Act was with same ulterior motives to snatch land from Muslims in Kashmir which had created panic among the Muslim population of Jammu.
The Patron of Jammu and Kashmir Mass Movement, Farida Bahanji in a statement issued in Srinagar said, the great sacrifices of the martyrs of Jammu cannot be forgotten in any situation and this incident is a beacon for the people of Jammu and Kashmir and an important event in the history of Kashmir. “This tragedy is a day of renewal for us every year,” she added.
The Jammu and Kashmir Youth Social Forum Chairman, Umar Aadil Dar in a statement in Srinagar termed the great sacrifices offered by the lakhs of Muslims in Jammu as a biggest asset to the ongoing movement of right to self-determination. movement. He said the sacrifices rendered by the lakhs of people will be written in the history of Kashmir with golden letters and these martyrs will always be remembered for their priceless sacrifice for a great and sacred cause.
The Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Khawateen Markaz Chairperson, Yasmeen Raja in a statement in Srinagar said that on November 6, 1947 the Muslims of Jammu were massacred and till now the authorities were killing the innocent people of the territory.
The Chairman of Islami Tanzeem-e-Azadi, Abdul Samad Inqilabi in a statement issued in Srinagar said that under a conspiracy the Dogra army massacred lakhs of Muslims from Jammu on November 6, 1947.
The spokesman of Jammu Kashmir National Front in a statement in Srinagar said, the massacre goes down in Kashmir history as a Muslim holocaust in which hundreds and thousands of men, women and even children were ruthlessly killed and murdered. Recalling the dreadful memories of the tragic events he said, “The massacre marks the beginning of systematic genocide and ethnic cleansing of Muslims.”
