The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has started a march to the ceasefire line, demanding the release of its imprisoned chairman, Yasin Malik.
Participants prominently displayed pictures and banners of Maqbool Butt, Amanullah Khan, and Yasin Malik. This is the first such protest after Yasin Malik’s seven-year imprisonment in Delhi’s Tihar Jail.
The protest also condemned the alleged selective actions against Yasin Malik and expressed fears that his fate could be similar to that of Maqbool Butt, who was hanged.
The Hurriyat alliance has also announced a complete strike in Poonch on August 30 in support of prisoners incarcerated in Rawalakot and Tihar Jail. These prisoners include Yasin Malik, Shabbir Shah, Sheikh Nazir, Zahoor Butt, Bilal Siddiqui, Salim Nanaji, Yasin Bhatt, and individuals from Gilgit.