In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), illegally detained Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Masarrat Aalam Butt has paid rich tributes to the martyrs of Gawkadal, Srinagar.

The incarcerated chairman in New Delhi's Tihar jail in a message appealed to freedom-loving Kashmiri people to observe complete shutdown on 21st of January in Srinagar district.

He stressed upon the people to organize congregational prayer meetings on the auspicious occasion of Friday prayers and register peaceful protests against genocide of the innocent people.

The APHC leader also denounced onslaught on the freedom of press and journalism by the Indian fascist regime.

Indian troops had indiscriminately opened fire in Gaw Kadal killing around 60 Kashmiris and injuring scores on January 21, 1990.