Hanging Maqbool Bhat dark chapter in Indian democracy: Tehreek-e-Istiqlal
Mushtaq Ahmed Butt |
In a written statement, Mushtaq Ahmed Butt, Vice-Chairman of Tehreek-e-Istiqlal Jammu and Kashmir, paid rich tributes to Shaheed Muhammad Maqbool Butt – referring to Shaheed Butt’s selfless struggle for the Kashmir Movement. Muhammad Maqbool Butt has nurtured this movement by sacrificing his life and has watered this pure and vigorous tree with his warm blood, the fruit of which is still present today in the form of thousands of freedom fighters, ”he added. “The execution of Shaheed Muhammad Maqbool Butt in Delhi’s notorious Tihar Jail in 1984 is a dark chapter in Indian democracy.
Abdul Hameed, General Secretary of Tehreek-e-Istiqlal, also saluted the martyrdom of Shaheed Maqbool Butt and said that “there is no trace of those who hanged Shaheed Muhammad Maqbool Butt but the martyrs are still in the hearts of millions of people.” “We will always follow in the footsteps of Shaheed Muhammad Maqbool Butt to reach our destination and continue our mission till the dawn of independence,” he said.
The two leaders stressed that “we do not need to be discouraged under any circumstances.”False forces will be defeated and the sun of freedom will rise anyway. “
Via Broadcasting Department
Jammu and Kashmir Istiqlal Movement