KC-EU Chief Ali Raza Syed pays a great tribute to the martyrs of Chotta Bazar.

MIRPUR (AJK) -- Chairman Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU) Ali Raza Syed on Saturday paid a great tribute to martyrs of Chotta Baza in occupied Srinagar, the so-called capital of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir (IIOJK).

It is important to mention here that on June 11, 1991, Indian paramilitary troops of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) slaughtered 32 civilians sitting inside the shops and standing on the streets in the locality of Chotta Bazaar, Srinagar in the bloodiest massacres. Around 22 persons were also critically injured in the incident. The bullets hit shopkeepers and witnesses, including a passerby of 75-year old woman and a child of ten years age.

In a statement, issued on Saturday, the Chair of KC-EU said, unfortunately, it is above 30 years now but memories of Chotta Bazaar massacre are still fresh in the Kashmiris' minds and the victims are still waiting for justice.

He said, Chotta Bazaar is not only incident in the occupied Kashmir but there are many incidents like Chotta Bazar's killings committed by the Indian troops in the disputed territory since 1990. The Indian aim of such carnages is to instill fear among the oppressed people of Kashmir. Many of the Kashmiri political leaders and human rights activists are in Indian jail.

Most of them such as Yasin Malik, the political...