Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership on Thursday called for a shutdown for Friday against the killing of scholar turned militant Mannan Wani.
In a tweet Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said: “Alas! heard the tragic news of #Mannanwani’s Martyrdom and of his associates! Deeply pained that we lost a budding intellectual and writer like him,fighting for the of cause of self-determination. JRL appeals to people to observe a complete #Shutdown tomorrow to pay homage to him.”
The JRL comprises of octogenarian Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik.