JKLF chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik today lashed out at police and authorities for arresting him ahead of its proposed participation in a memorial service of Mirwaiz Moulana Yusuf Shah.

According to a statement issued here,  Malik was about to leave for Aali Masjid to participate in a memorial meeting about Mirwaiz Moulana Yousuf Shah.

Police and forces in large numbers laid siege around JKLF office this afternoon and arrested Malik. He was immediately shifted to police station Kothibagh.

Ahead of his arrest, Malik said that the unity among the Hurriyat leadership has demoralized Indian rulers and their occupational authorities that it does not allow any meeting between the leadership and every time there is a program in which these leaders can meet is barred and leadership is arrested.

“Exemplary unity between the resistance leadership has unnerved Indian rulers and their Kashmiri stooges and they are desperately trying to break this unity,” Malik said.

He said that rulers who have unleashed such suppression and have tramples every democratic norm in Jammu Kashmir have no moral authority to claim as being biggest democracy.

Malik asked people to remain steadfast and uphold unity at every cost.

While paying rich tributes to late Mirwaiz Muhammad Yousuf shah, JKLF chairman said that he was a great scholar, social and political leader who led this nation on every front and till his last breath remained steadfast for the cause of Kashmiris.

JKLF chairman said that late Mirwiaz inspired millions of people across globe and toady when we are observing his day we all need to look into his teachings and uphold our unity and resistance firmly.

Malik also condemned the assault of Indian army on residents of Turkwangam in Shopian.

“This is a glaring example of state sponsored terrorism which is highly condemnable”, Yasin Malik said.

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