Tag: Joint Resistance Leadership

Protest programme against scraping Article 35A will continue despite deferment of hearing: JRL

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Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) – a conglomerate of separatist outfits – on Monday said the protest programme against assault on Article 35-A will continue despite the deferment of hearing on the state subject law by the Supreme Court. “…as the hearing of the case regarding the hereditary state subject law of J&K has been simply deferred from today till last week of August by the Indian Supreme Court, when the Amarnathji Yatra ends, the protest programs against tinkering with the law will continue as leadership deliberates upon it,” the JRL…

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Chief Minister, Joint Resistance Leadership, Hizb, NC others condemn tral attack

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The grenade blast in Tral in which two civilians were killed and 35 others injured came in for strong condemnation on Thursday. The joint separatist leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik expressed deep shock and grief over the loss of precious lives of innocent civilians in the explosion, saying “rampant construction of camps and bunkers by Indian forces everywhere in the densely-populated areas has made life of innocent people miserable and vulnerable.” In a joint statement, the leaders prayed for the deceased and expressed…

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