Teams for cricket tournaments in Kashmir named after militants

called Militant sympathizers in Kashmir valley have cricket teams participate in certain tournaments by militants, a trend should say security officials are nipped in the bud to avoid "major problems".

A cricket tournament was recently played in Tral area of ​​south Kashmir's Pulwama district, named after militants as Aabid Khan Qalandars, Khalid Aryans and Burhan Lions had few participating teams.

While Burhan has emerged as one of the most wanted commander of Hizbul Mujahideen over the past one year, Khalid was his brother who was killed in a security forces operation.

Burhan had late last year shot to the fore after he uploaded photos of him and his comrades on a social networking site.

Several were of 11 militants eliminated in these images, but Burhan remains elusive for the security forces.
Burhan had late last year shot to the fore after he uploaded photos of him and his comrades on a social networking site.

Several were of 11 militants eliminated in these images, but Burhan remains elusive for the security forces.

Many sporting events, named after the slain militants and separatist leaders, were held in the last 20 years in different parts of Kashmir.

Shaheed-e-Millat cricket tournament, organized in memory of Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq - killed father of Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has not an integral part of the cricketing calendar in Srinagar.

This time, the security forces appear to be the latest step concerned about his, however.
If this practice is not nipped in the bud, it can create a big problem in the coming months and years. be influenced searched the psyche of impressionable minds, "a security official said.

He said, was established following his hanging in Tihar Jail in 1984 before the onset of militancy in the state, a football club in the memory of JKLF founder Mohammad Maqbool Bhat.
This club would take in tournaments inside and outside Kashmir and apparently there was nothing to complain about. However, when militancy erupted several players who ranks connected ", the official said.

National Conference President Omar Abdullah labor saw a connection between the development of naming cricket teams by militants and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti represented South Kashmir in Lok Sabha.

"Lest we forget, the South Kashmir is mentioned, is the constituency Mehbooba Mufti Lok Sabha," said Omar.

Ruling PDP leader chose not to comment on this topic