In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has appealed to the people of the territory to massively march towards Eidgah in Srinagar today [Thursday] to pay tributes to the icon of Kashmir resistance movement, Syed Ali Gilani.

The APHC in a statement issued in Srinagar appealed to the freedom loving people to assemble at Hyderpora to pay homage to the great leader of the Kashmir freedom movement.

It urged the people of IIOJK and AJK to observe complete shutdown against the custodial killing of Syed Ali Gilani.

Meanwhile, in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities have besieged the Hyderpora residence of veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani, to prevent people from paying tributes to him.

Syed Ali Gilani, who was under continued house arrest at his Hyderpora residence in Srinagar, passed away on Wednesday evening.

The occupation authorities have deployed heavy contingents of Indian troops and police in Hyderpora. The forces’ personnel have sealed the roads leading to Syed Ali Gilani residence with barbed wire rolls and barricades. Scores of armoured vehicles and trucks are patrolling main roads in the area. Indian police have warned people not to come out of their homes.

The moves have been made to prevent people from conducting a march towards Hyderpora call for which has been given by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference to pay homage to the great leader of the Kashmir freedom movement.