Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Tuesday staged a protest in Srinagar against what they termed as “atrocities on Kashmiri women by Indian State”.

The protesters raised slogans for Kashmiri women who they said showed “matchless courage and passion and have been tolerating worst kind of oppression unleashed by Indian state.”

Speaking on the occasion JKLF vice chairman advocate Bashir Ahmad Butt said that today we through this protest are raising our voices in favor of our sacred women who are showing matchless courage and passion and have been tolerating worst kind of oppression unleashed by Indian state. Butt sahib said that 

“JKLF respects and stands for women because this is our religious, moral and human duty,” said JKLF Vice Chairman Bashir Ahmad Butt.

 He said that on international human rights day, JKLF through this protest intends to send a message to the international community that Kashmiri women also need its support as they are the worst victims of “Indian state-sponsored oppression and violence.”

“Their passion, resilience, courage and continuous struggle is our precious treasure and a great inspiration to the people fighting for the independence of Jammu Kashmir,” he said.

Meanwhile, JKLF Chief Yasin Malik said that the international community should take note of the plight of Kashmiri women as well.

“Today when international community is observing international women’s day, the plight of Kashmiri women should also be taken into account and efforts should be made to save them from Indian oppression,” he said in a statement issued here today.

“She (Kashmiri woman) suffered as a mother when his son got martyred or disappeared in custody, she suffered as a wife when her husband became target and she suffered as a woman when her chastity was attacked by trigger happy soldiers of India,” said Malik.(Agencies)