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A four year old child hit by pellets holding placard in SMHS Hospital Srinagar. (KL Image: Bilal Bahadur)
The pellet victims who are presently undergoing treatment in ward 7 and 8 of Srinagar’s SMHS hospital on Sunday staged a silent protest.
They appealed United Nations Organization to hold plebiscite in Kashmir to provide an opportunity to the people of state for Right to Self Determination.
An elderly man was hit by pellets in his eyes and is under medical supervision in SMHS Hospital Srinagar.
Over a dozen of persons including men, women and children who received pellet injuries in forces action held the protest in ward 7 and 8 of SMHS.
They were holding placards in the hands, which read: ‘Jab Tak Na Hogi Rai Shumari, Jung Humari Jari Hai, Go India Go Back’ and other slogans.
One among the protesting pellet victims told KNS that they decided to stage a silent protest to convey a message to the members of All Party Delegation who are currently on two-day visit to Kashmir. “We are on roads to demand our birth right but the forces by using bullets and lethal weapons are killing and maiming us.”
The victim said that more than 70 people were killed while thousands were maimed by the forces during past 58 days of unrest. “India itself exposed its democracy by killing and maiming people of Kashmir,” he said.
The victims said, “Until and unless the goal will not be achieved, our fight will continue.”
Pellet hit injured in SMHS Hospital Srinagar are on protest holding placards with demand fro RSD and plebiscite. KL photo chief Bilal Bahadur visited the hospital to find injured persons from Shopian being given treatment.
Notably, at least 74 civilians were killed while thousands have been injured by forces during protests in the on-going uprising triggered by the killing of Hizb commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani by forces on July 8.
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