ISLAMABAD: The Indian authorities have imposed restrictions around the grave of Syed Ali Gilani in Hyderpora, Srinagar, to prevent people from offering Fateha for the veteran leader on his second martyrdom anniversary.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Indian paramilitary and police personnel have been deployed at Hyderpora to prevent people from assembling at the martyred leader’s grave. No one is allowed to enter the graveyard.
Indoor prayer sessions were held in different parts of the Kashmir Valley to pay tribute to Syed Ali Gilani. APHC leaders and parties Tehreek-e-Hurriyet Jammu and Kashmir, Democratic Youth Forum and Chairman Youth Social Forum Maulana Musaib Nadvi, Jammu Kashmir Peoples Resistance Party Chairman Imtiyaz Ahmed and Jammu Kashmir Democratic Movement President Prof Zuberi paid glowing tributes to the veteran leader and reiterated their commitment to continue the freedom struggle in Jammu and Kashmir.
Syed Ali Gilani was a prominent Kashmiri leader who was known for his nonviolent resistance against Indian rule. He was arrested in 2019 and died in prison
in 2021. His death was widely mourned in Kashmir.
The restrictions on access to Syed Ali Gilani’s grave have been condemned by Kashmiris and human rights groups. They say that the restrictions are an attempt to suppress the Kashmiri people’s right to freedom of expression and assembly.
