Muzaffarabad, September 01, 2023 (PPI-OT): Mammoth rallies were taken out in Muzaffarabad, Bagh and other areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, today, to pay tribute to the icon of Kashmir resistance movement, Syed Ali Gilani on his second martyrdom anniversary.
Hurriyat leaders Mushtaq Ahmed Butt, Zahid Safi, Nazir Ahmed and others led a rally at Lal Chowk, Upper Adda in Muzaffarabad. Apart from various political, religious and social organizations, a large number of office-bearers of Tehreek Shabab-ul-Muslimeen, student’s wing and youth participated in the rally.
On the occasion, the speakers paid homage to Syed Ali Gilani for his sacrifices for the freedom movement. They said that Syed Ali Gilani remained steadfast like a rock on the principled and historical stance on the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination.
The speakers said despite all the brutal tactics, India could not succeed in removing Syed Ali Gilani from his position. The veteran leader died in the custody of the Indian police and the Indian soldiers were afraid of his body and due to this fear, he was buried in the darkness of the night with a curfew in the entire territory, they said.
They said that Syed Ali Gilani was a symbol of steadfastness against oppression and tyranny who dedicated his life for the Kashmir freedom struggle.
The participants of the rally raised high-pitched slogans in favour of Syed Ali Gilani and freedom and against India. Pasban Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir also organized a rally at Burhan Muzaffar Wani Shaheed Chowk in Muzaffarabad to remember Syed Ali Gilani on his martyrdom anniversary. Hundreds of citizens participated in the rally. The participants carried banners and placards with pictures of Syed Ali Gilani and his famous sayings about the freedom movement and Pakistan. The participants of the rally raised high-pitched slogans of “Gilani Teri Shahadat sai Inqilab Aaiga” and “Gilani Tera Qafila Raka Nahi Jukha Nahi”.
The speakers including Pasban Hurriyat Chairman Uzair Ahmed Ghazali, All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir chapter leaders Zahid Safi, Mushtaq-ul-Islam, Usman Ali Hashim, Raja Aftab Ahmed, Amir Shamshir Khan, Shaukat Javed Mir, Azmat Hayat Kashmiri, Muhammad Yusuf Butt, Muhammad Noorullah Qureshi Advocate, Chaudhry Muhammad Mushtaq and Bilal Ahmed Farooqui paid homage to Syed Ali Gilani.
A rally was organized by Jammu and Kashmir Pir Panjal Freedom Movement in Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, to eulogise the sacrifices of Syed Ali Gilani for the Kashmir cause. The rally was led by Pir Panjal Freedom Movement Vice Chairman Qazi Imran, Chaudhry Nazir Hussain, Khawaja Ayaz, Abdul Ghani Lone, Chaudhry Wahid, Chaudhry Usman and Farooq Chaudhry.
Addressing the rally, the speakers said that Shaheed Syed Ali Gilani was the name of a movement which would continue till the freedom of Kashmir from India.
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