Will mark August 5 as black day with protests: PDP

Chief Spokesperson and senior PDP leader Abdul Hameed Kosheen said that PDP will mark August 5 as a black day and would protest on that day.
He was flanked by other senior leaders Abdul Rouf Bhat, Haji Parvez Ahmed Abdul Gani Naseem, Dr. Harbaksh Singh, and Arif laigaroo at a presser here.
He called the August 5 decision unconstitutional, undemocratic and barbaric.
” August 5 decision internationalized Kashmir issue. Now the world is worried about its solution,” he said.
He added that “Whatever the programmes we will chalk for the day will be shared with media persons. We have called for the meeting today for finalizing the program.”
On being asked whether politicians were scared of expressing their views, he said,”  Tell me who is not scared here. Our leader Mehbooba Mufti is still in jail, others who were released are still under house arrest. This has not happened with other parties. We are being punished for our agenda. Everyone knows how few particular party leaders are provided with vehicles and security. You should highlight this.”
He further said that it was difficult for their leaders to go to PDP office and raise voice against Government, he said in response to a question why PDP didn’t raise voice for almost a year after August 5.
Another PDP spokesperson Dr. Shanty Singh said PDP doesn’t accept the democratic ‘fraud” committed on August 5 with the people of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh.
“This is the mandate of the party,” he said.
He added that PDP will inform about the mode and place of protest with the media persons after a decision is taken in today’s meeting.
“Keeping Muslim leaders detained on the eve of Eid is unfortunate and leaving leaders of other parties is intolerable.”
” Government is not allowing movement of first, second, and even third rung leadership of PDP. This is being done with the leaders of our party only.”
We will fight for the rights of people of J&K Kashmir till the last day through democratic and judicial means.
“Whatever we will do, we will do it peacefully,” he said.
He added that they have pinned hope on the Supreme Court which he says will provide justice to people of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh.
He also clarified that the Gupkar declaration is still valid for PDP.
” We will request others also to abide by that declaration,” Dr. Singh said
He also called the extension of detention of Mehbooba Mufti as a black spot on the face of democracy.
“We are happy about giving sacrifices for our stand for the cause. We are ready for sacrifices for this,” he said.
Another senior PDP leader, Rouf Bhat said that PDP patron Mehbooba Mufti won’t break with the extension of her detention.
“neither she will bow nor she will get tired with the extension of her detention.
Similarly,  people of J&K would not get tired in their fight for their rights,” he said.