According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS) , Syed Ali Gilani in a statement issued in Srinagar Thursday said after creating graveyards in length and breadth of the territory, rulers in Delhi very brazenly try to strangulate the common people, which can have catastrophic ramifications.
He said that power intoxicated Indian ruling class should bear in mind that Jammu and Kashmir was not their property and its people were not their slaves and whenever and whatever they want they will be free to do so.
The APHC chairman said that roads were means of connectivity and were not only used in normal life, but were of prime importance in some desperate and emergency situations. “Curtailing and banning such a basic and fundamental lifeline amounts to an unforgivable crime against helpless population.”
Meanwhile, unknown gunmen killed a panchayat member in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
A panch, Abdul Majeed Dar, was shot at and critically injured on Wednesday evening at Shalipora in Katrasoo area of the district. He was shifted to district hospital, Kulgam, and doctors there referred him to SMHS hospital in Srinagar where he succumbed to his injuries.
On the other hand, Indian troops during raids arrested nine youth in Srinagar and Shopian areas.
Indian troops also continued their cordon and search operations in different areas of Tral, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam, Bijbehara, Bandipora, Hajin, Kupwara, Sopore, Rafiabad and several other areas of the occupied territory.