Jammu and Kashmir has been thrown in utter chaos after the security forced gunned down the poster boy of Hizbul Mujahideen, Burhan Wani, on Friday.
Curfew-like restrictions were imposed in parts of Kashmir, including Srinagar city, and Amarnath yatra suspended as authorities apprehended protests in the Valley, where tension prevailed following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani by security forces.
Protesters blocked main roads and entry to interiors of the city at many places following a strike call by top separatists leaders who were put under house arrest as a precautionary measure. Public address systems were used in some places today to relay the audio messages of Wani, who had emerged as the poster boy of militancy.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the slain Hizbul’s poster boy Burhan Wani had become the new ‘icon’ for the frustrated and disaffected community in the valley.
“Aftr many yrs I hear slogans for ‘Azadi’ resonate from the mosque in my uptown Srinagar locality. Kashmir’s disaffected got a new icon y’day. Mark my words – Burhan’s ability to recruit in to militancy from the grave will far outstrip anything he could have done on social media (sic),” Omar said in a series of tweets.
Wani’s killing has dominated the social media conversations since yesterday with #BurhanWani being a top Twitter trend.
Here are some of the Twitter reactions:
https://twitter.com/sourishVHP/status/751662346796462080
#BurhanWani 's father should be arrested for brain washing & radicalisating his son. No young children should be in contact with him.
— Kaveri (@ikaveri) July 9, 2016
Very much thankful to @adgpi for gunning down #BurhanWani because it will demoralize others who may be on the way to join militancy& terror.
— Jameel جمیل (@jameelsjam) July 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/IndiaSpeaksPR/status/751658158754373632
Separatists get away with such blatant death-calls on social media while cartoonists get arrested?#BurhanWani https://t.co/BR5QDcDd0G
— ?? ^o-o^ ?? (@sandeeproy1) July 9, 2016
Is Ex-CM of India's State justifying separatism,fanning future ones?
cc @HMOIndia @narendramodi @adgpi #BurhanWani https://t.co/cdp8FfHFVg
— Amrita Bhinder (@amritabhinder) July 8, 2016
Those who live by the gun #BurhanWani die by the gun.
— Aarti Tikoo Singh (@AartiTikoo) July 8, 2016
Rest in peace #BurhanWani
— Shoaib Khan (@Smk_drift) July 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/iamjuvariarahim/status/751441426395852800
Killing of #BurhanWani,reflects #ModiGovt's commitment to weed out terror;#IneptCongress did zilch for 10yrs;BJP cracks the whip in 2yrs&how
— Sanju Verma (@Sanju_Verma_) July 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/FaziliSana/status/751440030506160128
