The incarcerated chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Shabir Ahmad Shah on Thursday announced the posthumous title “Tamgha-e-Jurrat”(Star of Courage) for Hizb Commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani for his “courage, steadfastness, and immense contribution to the freedom movement “of Jammu Kashmir.
Shah made the announcement at a high-level meeting called at Freedom Party’s Sanat Nagar headquarters. He said he will personally hand over the title on behalf of Kashmiri nation to the family of Burhan Wani as soon as authorities release him from house detention.
Shah also hailed the people of Tral for their strong resilience and said the step to remember the birthplace of Burhan Wani as Burhan Valley.
“We hope the brave people of Tral will emerge stronger with each passing day and continue keeping alight the candle of freedom,”Shah said.
Meanwhile, a party delegation led by its secretary general Moulana Abdullah Tari visited the residence of Burhan Wani and offered a Shawl to the father of Burhan.