Kashmiris to hold anti-polls demos tomorrow


122 Indian troops commit suicide since January 2007
In occupied Kashmir, anti-polls demonstrations, marked with a complete strike, will be held after Juma prayers, tomorrow, call for which has been given by the Jammu and Kashmir Coordination Committee.

The Committee in a meeting in Srinagar, today, said that the so-called assembly elections were nothing but a military operation as India had converted the occupied territory into a police state. It was reaffirmed that the people of Kashmir would not rest till they achieve their right to self-determination. The meeting was presided over by Mian Abdul Qayoom and attended among others by Yasmeen Raja, Ghulam Nabi Zaki, and Shaikh Ali Mohammad.

On the other hand, the APHC Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq continued to remain under house arrest for the 23rd, Syed Ali Gilani for the 10th and Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi for the 14th consecutive day, today.

A Special Police Officer committed suicide after shooting himself with his service rifle at Gassipora in Qazigund. This has brought the number of such deaths among Indian troops to 122 since January 2007. At least 10 persons were injured and fifteen vehicles damaged when the motorcade of National Conference President, Omar Abdullah was pelted with stones near Narbal on his way to Srinagar.

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