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.
This post was published on October 11, 2018