Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and across the world will observe the Jammu Martyrs’ Day on Monday to reiterate resolve to continue mission of their martyrs till they achieve their inalienable right to self-determination.

Hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris were martyred by forces of Dogra Maharaja Hari Singh, Indian Army and Hindu fanatics in different parts of Jammu region while they were migrating to Pakistan during the first week of November in 1947.

Every year, Kashmiris mark November 06 as the Jammu Martyrs’ Day to pay homage to the victims of the Jammu massacre.

Illegally detained senior APHC leader, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, in a message from New Delhi’s Tihar jail eulogized the sacrifices of the Jammu martyrs.

He said the Jammu massacre of 1947 was the most horrible incident of the history of Jammu and Kashmir aimed at changing the demographic composition of the territory.

Other APHC leaders including Khawaja Firdous and Syed Bashir Andrabi in their statements deplored that the killing of innocent Kashmiri Muslims that started in Jammu in 1947 is still going on unabated in the region.

Meanwhile, Indian police and paramilitary personnel launched a joint cordon and search operation in Copra top, Bachian Wali, Shiendara, Thandi Kassi, Mohalla Saedan and other areas today, subjecting the local residents to sever harassment.