Huriyat leaders appeal Kashmiris to hold street protests as lockdown enters 18th day

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Indian security forces personnel patrol a deserted road during restrictions after the government scrapped special status for Kashmir, in Srinagar August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

SRINAGAR, occupied Kashmir: Huriyat leaders have appealed to the people of occupied Kashmir to defy the ongoing curfew imposed by Indian forces and hold marches against the abrogation of Article 370 in the valley as communications and curfew blockade entered its 18th day here on Thursday.

The message of holding marches and protests has been conveyed through posters emerged overnight on the streets of the valley.

Kashmiri people has been asked to come onto the streets and foil India’s plan of changing demography of occupied Kashmir.

Prayer leaders have also been urged to raise the issue during Friday sermons.

Meanwhile, jails in the occupied Kashmir have ran out of capacity and now thousands of people detained without charges by Indian forces are being shifted via planes to other parts of the country.

Over 10,000 innocent people have been arrested by Indian forces over fears of unrest following the complete lockdown imposed in the valley on Aug 5.
India had abrogated Article 370 on August 5 withdrawing special status given to occupied Kashmir.

A local magistrate said that over 4,000 people had been arrested under the controversial Public Safety Act.

Most of the arrested Kashmiris have been flown out of the valley as jails here are running of capacity.