UDHF remembers veteran Hurriyat leader Ashraf Sehrai.

MIRPUR ( AJK ) -- Veteran unlawfully jailed Kashmiri leader and Patron in chief United Democratic Hurriyat Forum (UDHF) Nayeem Ahmed Khan has paid eulogizing tributes to Shaheed Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on his martyrdom anniversary.

In a message from Delhi's notorious Tihar jail, the illegally detained UDHF chief while remembering the supreme sacrifices rendered by Sehrai and his family said, 'Sehrai-an epitome of resistance- is one of the proud sons of the soil who lived and died for a noble cause'.Sehrai, he said, was a great freedom fighter and a strong proponent of Kashmiris' right to self determination, says a report reaching here Thursday from across the line of control.

'His (Sehrai's) life-long contribution to the ongoing freedom struggle is the brightest chapter of resistance history that will continue to inspire future generations', Khan said adding that the iconic resistance leader would be remembered in the annals of Kashmir history as a great patriot who preferred death rather than compromising his ideals. He urged the Kashmiri nation to come out on 5th May to pay homage to the iconic leader who after being killed in the custody was secretly buried on the diktats of police to avoid public backlash.

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