SRINAGAR (Indian Occupied Kashmir): In occupied Kashmir, veteran Pro-Pakistani Kashmiri Hurriyet leader Syed Ali Gilani has condemned the curfew and restrictions imposed by the authorities to foil the march towards Tourist Reception Centre grounds, reports KMS.

Syed Ali Gilani, in a statement issued in Srinagar, termed the restrictions as frustration on part of the occupation authorities. “The puppet administration is using brute force to quell the Kashmiris’ peaceful movement against Indian oppression,” he added.

He said that India had fielded its regular army in addition to the police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel to counter the innocent Kashmiri people.

“In villages, Indian army and Rashtriya Rifles have started to brutalize the youth who stage peaceful protests against India. They are called to military camps and harassed every day,” he deplored.

Syed Ali Gilani denounced the arbitrary raids on Hurriyet leaders including Pir Saifullah and Raja Mehraj-ud-Din. He appealed the Kashmiri people to follow the programmes announced in connection with the Quit Kashmir campaign.

The veteran Hurriyet leader also flayed the arrest of the Pro-Pakistani Chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Aasiya Andrabi by Indian police.

“She is not an armed woman but only leads women. On one side, the administration is describing Kashmir as political issue and advocating its political solution, and on the other, arresting leaders one after the other,” he said demanding the release of all arrested persons including Aasiya before Eid. Restrictions depict authorities’ frustration: Syed Ali Gilani. ‘Pakistan Times’ Jammu & Kashmir Desk