In occupied Kashmir, Hurriyat leaders and organizations have paid homage to the martyrs of Gaw Kadal massacre on their anniversary.

More than 50 people were killed and hundreds others injured when Indian troops opened fire on peaceful protesters in Gaw Kadal area of Srinagar on this day in 1990.

Hurriyat leader, Firdous Ahmad Shah, in a statement in Srinagar paying glowing tributes to the martyrs of Gaw Kadal massacre said that the Kashmiri people would continue the liberation movement till it reached its logical conclusion. He said that the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs would not be allowed to go waste.

The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Employees Movement, Muhammad Shafi Lone, in a statement in Srinagar said that 29 years had passed since the massacre occurred but no probe had been conducted so far to punish the perpetrators.

The Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Democratic League in a meeting in Srinagar said that the Kashmiri people had given unprecedented sacrifices for the Kashmir cause. It said best way to pay tributes to the martyrs is to carry forward their mission.

The spokesman of Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League in a statement issued in Srinagar paid glorious tributes to the martyrs of Gow Kadal. He said, “It is our religious and moral duty to safeguard these exemplary sacrifices collectively and to take the priceless struggle to its ultimate conclusion.”