Srinagar, Feb 8: “Father of Kashmiri nation martyr Muhammad Maqbool Butt is the corner stone of our resistance against illegal occupation and symbol of freedom and liberty. His struggle and sacrifices represent every oppressed and subjugated human. Martyr Muhammad Afzal Guru also treaded his path and sacrificed his life for the righteous cause,” said the chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik on Friday.
Malik in a statement issued to KPS paid tributes to Maqbool Butt and said he “was an ideologue, a warrior, a leader and an intellectual who led Kashmiris on all fronts, be it diplomatic front, armed, political or intellectual”.
“He (Maqbool Bhat) started as a loner and strived hard for the liberation of his nation from illegal occupation; pursued and followed his dream with action and sacrificed his life with pride and passion at gallows,” Malik said adding that the “struggle and martyrdom of Mohammad Maqbool Butt is a glorious chapter of our history that will always guide us through the tough journey of our freedom struggle and us as a nation need to follow his footsteps and remain steadfast in our resistance against tyranny and oppression”.
JKLF chairman said: “On 11 February 1984, Indian rulers decided to hang this leader and choke a Kashmiri voice for freedom on gallows in Tihar Jail but time has proved that India failed to achieve this goal as thousands of new Maqbools originated from his sacred blood and came out from every Kashmiri village and town to challenge Indian hegemony and illegal occupation.”
Paying tributes to Afzal Guru, Malik said that he was hanged to satisfy the “so-called” collective conscience of Indians.
“This Kashmiri was denied a fair trial like Maqbool Butt and buried inside the same jail,” he said.
Announcing various programs to be held on ‘’Maqbool Day’ this year, JKLF chairman said that various protest programs will be held across the globe.
A memorial meeting will be also held at the birth place of Maqbool Bhat at Trehgam, Kupwara in which JKLF leaders and activists will pay rich tributes to “great martyr”, he said.
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