On August 24, Kashmiri separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik have jointly issued a fresh calendar calling for continued shutdown till September 1, 2016. Virtually running a parallel government, the separatists have warned Divisional Commissioner, all Deputy Commissioners and all Heads of Departments “not to threaten the employees in any manner” failing which their names would be published for social boycott. For the first time after a similar programme in 2010, which had been withdrawn after then Corps Commander Lt Gen Ata Hasnain conveyed a direct threat to SAS Geelani, the separatist leaders have said that on August 27 “Joint Resistance Leadership will march towards 15 corps of Indian Army at Badami Bagh, Srinagar and ask the GOC to vacate Jammu and Kashmir”.

THE CALENDAR

26th August, Friday

(Relaxation from 10 pm to 6 am)

·        Azadi March to Eidgah Srinagar

·        Join for Azadi March to Eidgah Srinagar;

·        Move from every Mohallah, Village, locality, Tehsil and District towards Eidgah Srinagar;

·        Offer Friday prayers at Eidgah Srinagar;

·        Play Islamic and Azadi Taranas in Masjids from Magrib to Isha.

 27th August, Saturday

(Relaxation from 6 pm to 6 am)

·        Letter to Indian armed forces (Army, BSF, CRPF, ITBP, CISF)

·        Joint Resistance Leadership will march towards 15 corps of Indian Army at Badami Bagh, Srinagar and ask the GOC to vacate Jammu and Kashmir;

·        Come to Masjids during night for one hour (10 pm to 11 pm), Offer prayers for freedom of Jammu & Kashmir.

 28th August, Sunday

(Relaxation from 6 pm to 6 am)

·        Assessment Drive

·        Resistance/Masjid committees in all villages and localities visit each and every household and prepare a list of the needy;

·        Also visit the families of martyrs and injured, prepare a detailed list of the family and their needs;

·        Make arrangements for their support

29th August, Monday

(Relaxation 10 pm to 6 am)

·        Lockdown all government offices except essential service

·        Except for essential services, lock down all government offices and don’t allow movement of any employee towards these offices for joining. Divisional Commissioner, all Deputy Commissioners and Heads of all Departments are warned not to threaten the employees in any manner. Otherwise list of all such officers will be made public for comprehensive social boycott;

·        Play Islamic and Azadi Taranas in Masjids from Magrib to Isha.

30th August, Tuesday

(Relaxation from 6 pm to 6 am)

·        Women’s Protest

·        Assemble and occupy local chowks and centers from Zuhr to Asr in the vicinity of your mohallas, villages and localities;

·        Protest peacefully

31st August, Wednesday

(Relaxation from 6 pm to 6 am)

·        Occupy Highway and Inter-district Roads

·        Assemble and occupy highway from Banihal to Salambad Uri and all other inter-district roads from 11 am to 4 pm;

·        Offer Nimaz-e-Zuhr on roads.

1st September, Thursday

(Relaxation 10 pm to 6am)

·        Stop Propaganda War Machinery of Indian State

·        Block all the roads towards and around the institutions of propaganda war machinery viz., Doordarshan, Radio Kashmir and Information Department, ensure no employee is allowed to enter the premises by occupying the roads around;

·        Play Islamic and Azadi Taranas in Masjids from Magrib to Isha.

 Directions for all the days

Ø Protests be held across Jammu and Kashmir.

Ø Shutdown across J&K on all days except the relaxation mentioned in the program.

Ø Lockdown all the routes entering your mohallas, villages and localities by every means during night to protect people in general and youth in particular from the raids and arrests by Indian forces and J&K police.

Preface to the protest calendar sent by Hurriyat (M) chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

"As a war has been waged against us by a mighty force, our only means of resistance against the oppression is peaceful protest. The space for that is also highly constricted. Yet individually and collectively we have to find ways and means of registering our protest. The protest calendar is our collective voice. Each one of us especially our intelligentsia, artists, poets, writers, painters have to come forward and use their skills and creativity to express our pain and sentiment. Every Kashmiris contribution to the movement counts”.

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