Majlis Mashawarat demands apology from Kashmir govt

Majlis Mashawarat, an amalgam of separatist outfit spearheading the ongoing stir in Kashmir, today demanded an apology from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for what it called "character assassination" of a student, who died "mysteriously" in Hyderabad last week.
Mudasir, a 25-year-old research scholar, was found hanging under mysterious circumstances in his hostel room in the campus of Hyderabad-based Osmania University on March 2.
With Hyderabad Police saying that it was a case of suicide, outfits in Kashmir are alleging that he was killed.
The outfits here are alleging that the police has "cast aspersions on the character of the student".

"The protests will continue till the Chief Minister tenders an apology over the character assassination of Muddasir Ahmad Malla and the mortal remains of Mohammad Maqbool Bhat and Afzal Guru are not returned," Majlis said in a statement after a meeting here.
The release denounced the statements of Hyderabad Police and accused the state administration of lending support to the "character assassination" campaign against the deceased.

"The Kashmiris will continue their protests till the Chief Minister and the state administration apologise to the people," the statement said.
As per the programme already issued, the protests will continue and further course of action will be chalked out on Sunday, the statement said.

It also condemned the killing of a youth in Baramulla town yesterday and said "despite the fact that the youth was killed, the administration is looking for excuses as to where from the bullet has been fired.